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eventually a human parasite will consume itself after it can no longer find an outside host
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Yes, it is possible for a parasite to feed off of another parasite. This phenomenon is known as hyperparasitism. For example, there are parasitic wasps that can lay their eggs within other parasites, such as aphids, and their larvae then feed on the host parasite.
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Can a parasite be a pathogen?
Parasite is an organism, that lives off another organism. Pathogen is something that causes disease in another organism. So the answer is "Yes". eg Malaria is a disease caused by a parasite.
How plants live off another plants?
Parasite, mistletoe,
What is a parasite and what does it feed on?
A parasite is an organism that feeds on (and may live inside, or be attached to) another organism without killing it (in comparison to a predator which kills and eats other organisms). The organism upon which a parasite feeds is known as the host.
What is the difference between a parasite and a carnivore?
The main difference is that a carnivore will eat a dead animal, while a parasite will feed of a living animal.
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.
What is an organism called that feeds off another organism?
If you count bacteria and viruses, a virus tends to feed off bacteria.
Is flu host or parasite?
Parasite. Parasites feed off of hosts.
Who is tapeworm?
a tapeworm is a parasite. a parasite is an organism that lives off another organism.
Virusesbacteria that feed off a living host are?
Anything that feeds off a living host is considered a parasite.
An animal that lives in another plant or animal and eats plant or animals without killing it?
... is called a parasite (but some feed off their hosts' food and not off the hosts directly e.g., intestinal parasites).
Why parasites dependent on other people?
Because that is the exact definition of a parasite; they need to feed and live off other items, objects or species. Without living off another source, they will just die out.
Can a parasite be a pathogen?
Parasite is an organism, that lives off another organism. Pathogen is something that causes disease in another organism. So the answer is "Yes". eg Malaria is a disease caused by a parasite.
Are ticks are parasitic bloodsuckers?
they can be if they carry a parasite. not all ticks do, but they all feed off of blood
What is an organism that feeds off another organism is called?
A Parasite
How plants live off another plants?
Parasite, mistletoe,
Is scorpion a parasite?
no a scorpion is not a parasite a parasite is an organism that feeds off of a host which is a living thing this could be plant or animal scorpions do not feed off of a host a scorpion is an arachnid which is an animal with eight legs such as a spider, tick, mites and scorpions.
What is the science definition of a parasite?
A parasite is defined as one organism living off another - without benefit to the host.
