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the cattle egret (bird) perches on a buffalos back and is carried from one location to another. the egret eats insects flushed from the grass as the buffalo moves. the buffalo is neither helped nor harmed. this is an example of...
cooperation
parasitism
commensalism
mutualism

Explanation:

In commensalism, one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed. The cattle egret benefits by getting food (insects) from the buffalo's movement, and the buffalo is unaffected.

Answer:

C. Commensalism