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A parasite can obtain food only from a host organism. Explain why most parasites weaken but do not kill their hosts.?
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Plants that obtain some or all of their nutrients directly from a host plant are?
Parasites
How do gonozoids obtain their food in this colonial organism?
Most gonozoids do not feed so they do not have to worry about how to obtain their food in this colonial organism. Of the ones that do eat, they do so via Medusa buds.
Which term describes the process of one organism killing another organism in order to obtain nutrients?
Predation is the process of one organism kills another organism in order to obtain nutrients.
Name two ways protists get food?
1) producers- get food by photosynthesis 2) heterotrophs- gets food by eating other organism or byproducts 3) parasite- an organism that its off another species (the host) 4) host- another organism from which the parasite takes food and shelter
Study of organisms which derive nourishment and protection from other living organisms?
Parasitology is the study of parasites, which are organisms which obtain nourishment and protection from other living organisms. Parasitology is closely related to cell biology, biochemistry, and ecology.
What is an organism called that lives in or on another organism for the purpose of obtaining food?
A parasite is an organisms that lives in or on another organism to obtain food directly.
Is bacteria is parasites?
They grow inside the tissues of other living organisms and obtain food at the expense host.These bacteria lack certain complex system of enzymes
What is an organisms that absorbs food from the host on which it lives?
fungus
Organisms that live in or on another organism to obtain food directly are called?
The most general answer is a consumer, which is then divided into carnivores (which eat other animals), herbivores (which eat plants) and detrivores (which eat non-living organic material).
How do parasites obtain nourishment?
By being parasites and doing what they do best, living off its host
Are parasites carnivores?
By definition, a parasite lives within or on a host and derives its nutrition at the expense of the host. By definition, a carnivore is a meat eater, meaning that it derives its nutrition from animal flesh. Therefore, not all parasites would be carnivores, as some parasites do not consume animal flesh, but rather obtain nutrients from what the host consumes (i.e. an adult tapeworm living in the intestine).However, there are parasites that do consume host tissue (i.e. a hookworm) and therefore, by a technicality, these can be considered carnivores. However, the term isn't traditionally used to describe parasites.
Is the dog a parasite?
No because they obtain food for themselves instead of living on other organisms. Many people like dogs, in fact, and keep them as pets, but the dogs could survive fine on their own without people feeding them, so they're not parasites. They are carnivores.
What are organisms that obtain energy by feeding on other organisms?
an organism that gets energy from another organism is a consumer. they fall into many catergories. # carnivore- kills and eats another organism # parasite- feeds of a host but keeps the host organism alive for as long as possible # herbivore- eats plant organisms # omnivore- eats both plant and animal organisms # scavengers- eats dead organisms
How do organism obtain their energy?
from sunlight...
Plants that obtain some or all of their nutrients directly from a host plant are?
Parasites
Why parasites do not contain chloroplasts?
Paracites obtain carbon from other organisms.They are not photosynthetic.
What is parasitic nutrition?
parasitic nu trition refer to parasite which obtain thier food from a host
