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Ticks suck blood from a host organism This is an example of what?
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Ticks sucking blood from a host organism is an example of parasitism. The tick grows from its host, but contributes nothing to the host organism.
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What is ticks sucking blood from a host organism an example of?
parasitism
What is the host of ticks?
Usually, ticks go after blood.
How do ticks find a host?
Ticks survive on the blood of their host. No host and the tick will die a very slow death.
What is an example of parasitism involving the zebra?
An example of parasitism involving the zebra is when ticks use the zebra as a host and suck their blood. This is a relationship where only the parasite benefits at the expense of the host.
Are ticks host parasite or predoator?
Parasite. They live off of the blood of their host animals.
Which organism is a parasite?
The organism a parasite lives on is called a "Host".
What is the medical term for an organism that lives on the outer surface of the host?
The medical term for an organism that lives on the outer surface of the host is "ectoparasite." Examples include lice and ticks.
What are examples of a Parasitic relationship?
A parasitic relationship is one in which one organism, the parasite, lives off of another organism, the host, harming it and possibly causing death. The parasite lives on or in the body of the host.....
How do ticks feed on their hosts?
Ticks feed on their hosts by piercing the skin and slowly sucking blood through the broken tissue. The spiro-chete enters the host as the tick fills itself with blood
How do ticks acquire blood?
they suck it up ^^^To improve on the above answer. Ticks bite into the host animal. Their saliva contains a mild antiseptic - which stops the host animal noticing the parasites bite. The tick then draws blood from the host animal by way of a long, tube-like structure. Once the tick is full, it drops off the host to digest its meal, then finds another host.
What is the symbiotic relationship between malaria organism and human host?
This is an example of a parisitic relationship because the organism harms the host.
What is the difference between a parasite and a host?
A host is an organism that the parasite lives on. In other words the parasite may use the host's resources in a negative way. For example: A tick living off the blood of a human. The tick is the parasite and the human is the host. The tick lives off the blood of the human.
