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A tapeworm is an organism that may live in the intestines of an animal. When the animal eats the tapeworm feeds upon the nutrients of the ingested food. This relationship between the tapeworm and the?
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What is absorption in biology?
Absorption is the taking up of material by a living organism. One example of this is absorption of nutrients in the intestines.
Are the intestines of any animal a organism?
The animal is an organism. The intestines are a system.
What are part of small intestine and large intestine?
The Small and Large Intestines are part of the Digestive System. The Digestive System is responsible for allowing an organism to transform ingested food into chemical energy for that organisms survival.
What is meant by the term essential nutrients?
Essential nutrients are needed for an organism to survive. Each organism has their own essential nutrients.
When does diffusion of nutrients among cells of an organism cease?
Either when the nutrients are not available or when the organism dies.
What organism produces lipase?
The pancreas
What is a natural relationship in which one organism lives in or on another organism and benefits from the relationship while the other organism may be harmed?
A natural relationship in which one organism lives in or on another organism and benefits from the relationship while the other organism may be harmed is a parasitic relationship.
Are nutrients passed when a consumer eats a producer?
Yes. Nutrients are passed when any organism eats another organism.
Is a tapeworm autotrophic or heterotrophic?
Heterotrophic- it feeds off the food that is ingested by the organism.
What organism must obtain nutrients?
All organisms need nutrients.
What is the function of a stomach of a fish?
The intestines function is to absorb as much water and nutrients from the food matter as it can
Are intestines an organism?
No. Organisms are individual animals of some sort. Intestines are organs. But they contain organisms called bacteria which enable digestion.
