How did the Romans Express the Concept of Symbiosis?

1. What is the main idea of symbiosis?
2. How was symbiosis discovered?
3. What was the first symbiotic relationship?

What is the main idea of symbiosis?

Symbiosis is a term describing any relationship or interaction between two dissimilar organisms. The specific kind of symbiosis depends on whether either or both organisms benefit from the relationship.

How was symbiosis discovered?

The definition of symbiosis was a matter of debate for 130 years. In 1877, Albert Bernhard Frank used the term symbiosis to describe the mutualistic relationship in lichens. In 1878, the German mycologist Heinrich Anton de Bary defined it as "the living together of unlike organisms".

What was the first symbiotic relationship?

Parasitism was the first symbiotic relationship recognized. The Egyptian Ebers medical papyrus (ca. 1550 BC) contained a prescription for killing intestinal round worms (quoted in Clendening 1942:4, Hoeppli 1959:5).