SYMBIOSIS - WIKIPEDIA

In Wikipedia - The term symbiosis commonly describes close and often long-term interactions between different biological species. The term was first used in 1879 by the German mycologist Heinrich Anton de Bary, who defined it as "the living together of unlike organisms."

The definition of symbiosis is in flux, and the term has been applied to a wide range of biological interactions. The symbiotic relationship may be categorized as being mutualistic, parasitic, or commensal in nature. Others define it more narrowly, as only those relationships from which both organisms benefit, in which case it would be synonymous with mutualism.

Symbiotic relationships include those associations in which one organism lives on another (ectosymbiosis, such as mistletoe), or where one partner lives inside the other (endosymbiosis, such as lactobacilli and other bacteria in humans or zooxanthelles in corals). Symbiotic relationships may be either obligate, i.e., necessary for the survival of at least one of the organisms involved, or facultative, where the relationship is beneficial but not essential for survival of the organisms

Symbiosis in our society meaning 'Living together for mutual benefit'.

Personal View:

Shea, my daughter did ask me about her race….catchy reaction in my feeling and I do believe this question appear when mix marriage occur hehehe!. (Mix Culture)
Symbiosis subject again!

So I told her since I’m the “Malay” father i.e. “Male” whom given the soul & spirit, she should be regarded as “Malay” while the mother is giving her the skin & physical appearance. She’s just little bit confuse, I’ll elaborate more on this issue once she is more mature and start asking to know more.

Living symbiosis – Barrack H. Obama….(Kenyan “Father” & US White “Mother”).