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- the ecological-evolutionary viewpoint. Parasite is a perfected predator, a predator that has evolved to extract resources from its host without killing it.
- Parasites are much smaller than their hosts. The characteristics of parasites depends on the type of parasite they are. For instance, endoparasites are much more modified and many have lost sensory or even digestive systems in favor of developing larger reproductive organs and producing lots of descendants. Ectoparasites are usually less modified with respect to their free-living relatives, but have structures and behaviors related to finding the host and remaining attached to it. Obligatory parasites are also more specialized than facultative parasites, and some species are specific parasites of a single host, while others are capable of parasitizing several species. All these different strategies involve diverse modifications, acquisitions and adaptations. Some parasites may become symbionts, by becoming gradually less damaging to their hosts and more specifically related with them.
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What special adaptation do tapeworms have for their parasitic nature?
They don't have their own digestive systems, they're totally reliant on getting digested nutrients.
How do you spell parasitic?
The correct spelling is "parasitic."
Adaptation of some animals in phylum platyhelminthes to their habitat?
"Platyhelminthes have developed a number of adaptations which made them suitable for their parasitic mode of life. Their thick body covers protect them against defense mechanisms of host body. The spines, suckers and hooks developed for attachment and replace the locomotory organs which are not needed by parasitic animals."
Are sponges parasitic?
No, sponges are not parasitic.
What term describes protists that may be either freeliving or get nutrient from host organisms?
parasitic
Are Dodders and ghost pipes Parasitic?
yes, they are parasitic
Are sponges polyps and parasitic?
Sponges are not parasitic. Where as polyps.
Can antibiotics kill parasitic worms?
Antihelminthics are the drugs that kill parasitic worms.
what is Parasite?
the parasites which complete their life cycles in one host
Echinoderms are parasitic or not?
As of yet, there is no known species of parasitic echinoderms.
When was Parasitic People created?
Parasitic People was created in 1996.
Are sea anemones parasitic?
No, they aren't said to be parasitic.
