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eg: tick - dog.
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What is a host animal?
A host animal - is any creature that has a parasite. For example a dog (host) and a flea (parasite)
What is the relationship between a parasite and a host?
a parasite feeds from the host. sometimes making the host die.
What is an obligate intercellular parasite?
an obligate intercellular parasite is a parasite that depend on its host to survive, an example would be a virus which depends on its host's metapolic activities and synthesis processes to replicate
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.
Why does it harm a parasite to have its host die?
It harms a parasite to have its host die because the host is what the parasite depends on. If the host dies then the parasite will have nothing to depend on and die.
Is the louse is an example of foragers?
No, a louse is a parasite that lives of the blood of its host.
What is the relationship between dog and fleas is an example of?
Dogs/fleas is an example of a Host/parasite relationship.
What do you call the habitat of a parasite?
The habitat of a parasite is called a host. The host provides the environment for the parasite to live, feed, and reproduce.
What is an organism that lives in or on a host cell?
A parasite is an organism that lives in or on a host cell. Parasites rely on the host for nutrients and can cause harm to the host they live in. Examples include Plasmodium, the parasite that causes malaria, and tapeworms.
Organism that provides food for a parasite?
The organism that provides food for a parasite is known as the host. The parasite relies on the host for nutrients and a place to live. This relationship is often harmful to the host, as the parasite benefits at the host's expense.
What is a what is s parasite?
A parasite lives on another organism (host) at the expense of the host. The host is being harmed while the parasite is benefiting.
Can a parasite feed off of another parasite?
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.
