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... a parasite.
Parasite. It is an organism that benefits by deriving nutrients at the expense of its host, which can cause harm to the host.
A parasite is defined as one organism living off another - without benefit to the host.
Living at the others expense would be a parasite
A parasite will live in anything that is larger than it. so... this means that it can live in anything from your dog to you. It can even live in you mom.
Host. Host.
A parasite is an organisms that lives in or on another organism to obtain food directly.
An external parasite is an organism that lives on another organism. The external parasite depends on its host for food and shelter while the host is usually harmed.
The organism from which a parasite obtains nutritional needs is called a host. The host is a food source and a home for the parasite.
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The host provides shelter or food or even protection for a parasite. The parasite uses the host for food, etc.
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A host organism provides a habitat for a parasite, allowing it to live, feed, and reproduce at the expense of the host's own resources and well-being. The relationship between a parasite and its host is often harmful to the host organism.
organism provides the base of a food web is grass
A virus is a small infectious agent that can only replicate inside the living cells of an organism. A host is an organism that provides nourishment and a habitat for another organism. A parasite is an organism that lives on or inside another organism (the host) and benefits at the host's expense.
An organism is a parasite only if its only means of surviving depends on the organism in which it resides.