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You live off of the efforts of others. You do nothing and let others support you. Some of the drawbacks might be that you have no choice of what you get. You have to take what's available.

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Some advantages of a parasitic lifestyle include access to a readily available food source without the need for hunting or foraging, reduced energy expenditure, and the ability to exploit a host organism for protection and resources.

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A parasitic way of life can be best demonstrated by the feeding adaptations of the?

tapeworm. They absorb nutrients directly through their body surface from their host organism, relying on the host for all essential nutrients. This is a classic example of a parasitic lifestyle where one organism benefits at the expense of another.


Are planarians parasitic?

No, planarians are not parasitic. They are free-living flatworms that typically inhabit freshwater environments, where they feed on small organisms like algae and decaying matter.


What is parasitic Tree?

A parasitic tree is one which depends for its food supply on other plant. Sandal wood tree is a partial parasite in early stages of its growth.


What are the adaptations of the crazy weed plant?

Crazy weed, also known as dodder, is a parasitic plant that lacks chlorophyll and cannot photosynthesize. To survive, it wraps itself around a host plant, piercing its stem to extract nutrients. Dodder has adapted to this parasitic lifestyle by developing a specialized structure for attachment and using chemical cues to locate suitable hosts.


Plants whose food is stolen by parasitic plants?

Parasitic plants such as dodder, broomrape, and mistletoe steal nutrients and water from their host plants through specialized structures called haustoria. These parasitic plants tap into the host plant's vascular system to extract what they need for survival, often at the expense of the host plant's growth and health. This can weaken the host plant and hinder its ability to photosynthesize and produce its own food.

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What is a parasitic lifestyle?

Those that feed of of others sucess' ,feeling they have some god given right to it.


How are leeches adapted to a parasitic lifestyle?

They are adapted by the way they are structured and the way they are shaped like a worm and the teeth they have


How are some leeches adapted to a parasitic lifestyle?

They are adapted by the way they are structured and the way they are shaped like a worm and the teeth they have


What is the origin of AAA badges?

Aborigine Advantages It originated when the aborigine people decided they had a masterrace lifestyle than most of us plebs and decided to set up the company Aborigine Advantages, just for anyone interested in joining their lifestyle.


How do you spell parasitic?

The correct spelling is "parasitic."


Are sponges parasitic?

No, sponges are not parasitic.


What term describes protists that may be either freeliving or get nutrient from host organisms?

parasitic


Are Dodders and ghost pipes Parasitic?

yes, they are parasitic


Are sponges polyps and parasitic?

Sponges are not parasitic. Where as polyps.


Can antibiotics kill parasitic worms?

Antihelminthics are the drugs that kill parasitic worms.


what is Parasite?

the parasites which complete their life cycles in one host


What are the advantages and disadvantages for buyers and sellers?

advantages of purchasing : you get what you want and if it lasts for about a year then there was a point of getting it. disadvantages of purchasing : you spend the money you needed for something else that could help you or change you lifestyle.