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Leeches consume the blood of a wide variety of animal hosts, ranging from fish to humans. To feed, a leech first attaches itself to the host using the suckers
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What is the symbiotic relationship between a leech and an alligator?
Parasitic because the leech feeds of the alligators blood and the alligator could get diseases and will fell pain.
What is the function of a leech?
The function of a leech is to survive; feed, respire, procreate. Leeches are hermaphrodites (possessing both sets of sexual organs). There are both aquatic and terrestrial types of leech. Different types of leech feed on different things. Some feed upon blood, and were once used for the purpose of bleeding patients ('leeching') as this was believed to be beneficial. Nowadays, medical leeches are sparingly used in a few scenarios, particularly during major surgery to relieve venal congestion and promote blood flow.
What is involved with leech therapy?
Therapy involves attaching a leech to the replanted part or tissue flap and allow it to feed for 15 to 30 minutes, several times a day, until blood flow is established.
Can you have a pet leech?
As long as you attach the pet leech to your left nipple once a month, then yes. Never do the right nipple, never go longer or shorter than a month to nipple feed your leech. Leeches can be scary man. Just like having kids.
What can live weeks without water and its neck is adapted so that it can feed on high treetops?
can live many weeks without water; neck adapted so that it can feed on high treetops
How a rose is adapted to its environment?
they have nice soil to feed them they have people to look after it
How does the leech live?
Leeches attach themselves to other animals and suck their blood. A leech only needs to feed every few months, consuming up to three times its body weight in blood during a single feeding.
What is the name of a finch with a beak adapted to feed off conifer seeds?
Crossbill
What kind of creature is a leech?
Leaches are annelids, just like earthworms. They are also parasites, since they feed off of the blood of living animals.
Greek name for leech?
leech = βδέλλα bdella leech= βδέλλα bdella
How different plants and animals survive in water?
Aquatic animals and plants have evolved significant salt balance conservation systems, ensuring that either the freshwater they live in doesn't leech into their cells or that the saltwater they live in doesn't leech the water out of their cells. They have also adapted to absorbing dissolved oxygen from the water.
How are egg cells adapted to their functions?
egg cells are adapted to their functions because the egg can grown along with the baby and it can just feed the baby and look after the baby..
