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One of 2 things:
- it dies with the host
- it must find a new host
One example are lancet flukes that parasitize ants, cattle, and snails. When the parasites are ready to move from the ant to cattle, every evening the parasites make the infected ant leave the anthill and climb to the top of a blade of grass; if grazing cattle in the night eat that blade of grass, the ant dies but the parasites have found their next host; if the ant has not been eaten by the morning and it remained on the blade of grass it would be baked in the sun and both the ant and the parasites would die before any cattle could eat them, so the parasites make the infected ant climb down and return to its normal life in the anthill. Once in cattle the parasites mature and lay eggs, which are excreted in manure, snails eat the manure and the eggs hatch in the snails, the newborn parasites are excreted in the snail's slime, which is eaten by ants.
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What is the difference between a parasite and saprophyte?
According to botany the parasite live on live plant. when the plant dies parasite also will dies. but the saprophyte though the plant dies it will live.
Is it beneficial for the parasite to kill its host?
It is rare, but yes sometimes. A few parasites don't directly kill their host, but make them do "careless things" that make it more likely the host will get eaten by the parasite's next host.
Why are hosts not often killed in parasitic replationships?
If the host dies within the parasitic relationship, the parasite will also die or will need to find a new host. It would benefit the parasite more to stay with it's current host and take a couple nutrients from the host rather than absorb everything the host has to offer.
Are you the host or the parasite when you have cold?
host
What do you call the habitat of a parasite?
The host is the habitat of a parasite.
What happen to a parasite when the host were to die?
Either the parasite moves on or it dies along with the host. It really depends on the type of parasite.
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.
Why do parasites weaken but not kill their hosts?
The parasite keeps the host alive because the host is its source of everything. If the host dies, the parasite dies.
What is the relationship between a parasite and a host?
a parasite feeds from the host. sometimes making the host die.
What is the difference between a parasite and saprophyte?
According to botany the parasite live on live plant. when the plant dies parasite also will dies. but the saprophyte though the plant dies it will live.
Why is it better for a pathogen not to kill it host?
when the host dies all it nutrients will go too and the parasite will get nothing so it will die if it doesn't get a new host
Is it beneficial for the parasite to kill its host?
It is rare, but yes sometimes. A few parasites don't directly kill their host, but make them do "careless things" that make it more likely the host will get eaten by the parasite's next host.
Why are hosts not often killed in parasitic replationships?
If the host dies within the parasitic relationship, the parasite will also die or will need to find a new host. It would benefit the parasite more to stay with it's current host and take a couple nutrients from the host rather than absorb everything the host has to offer.
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.
What is an organism that provides a source of nutritional needs for a parasite?
Host. Host.
What is the Differences between parasite and host?
The host provides shelter or food or even protection for a parasite. The parasite uses the host for food, etc.
Is there a predatorprey relationship between a parasite and its host?
yes, because the parasite is taking from the host and the host is not getting anything from it (unless the parasite is taking bad things from the host, which would mean it depends on the species of parasite).
