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A parasite can obtain food only from a host organism. Explain why most parasites weaken but do not kill their hosts.?
Suicide is a poor survival technique.
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.
How are Predation and parasitism similar?
Predation and parasitism are similar because they both involve one organism feeding off of other organisms. They're different because predators kill their prey, while parasites may harm their hosts but won't kill them.
Do parasites kill hosts?
If they are successful then they don't.
How might a rapidly growing parasitic plant kill its host plant?
A relationship in which one kind of organism lives on or in another organism an may harm the organism is called parasitism. The organisms that live on or in other organisms are parasites. The organisms they feed on are called hosts. The parasites benefit from the relationship. The hosts are harmed by it. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW I GOT ALL THIS INFORMATION FROM AN AUDUBON TRADITIONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL!
Bacteria that invade a host organism and obtain nutrients from hosts cells?
It is Pathogenic
What medicine is made by an organism to kill another kind of organism?
Mold makes penicillin to kill bacteria.
What organism which feeds on but usually does not kill a larger organism?
Scavengers
What can an organism do while living in an organism?
An organism that lives in another organism can kill it. At times this organism can live quite awhile in another organism.
What is a antonym for revive?
Antonyms for revive would be kill, weaken, discourage, destroy.
Which organism does not require sunlight to live?
there are many organisms that do not require sunlight to live but then there are some that need hosts
What are the 3 general classifications of hosts?
Definitive host (DH). A definitive host is an organism that hosts the adult (sexual) form of the parasiteIntermediate host (IH). An intermediate host is an organism that hosts the asexual form of the parasite (only when there is an obligatory passage through the host). Intermediate hosts can be divided into two groups:Passive IH (molluscs in the case of Schistosoma)Active IH (tsetse fly in the case of trypanosomes)Source: http://www.icp.ucl.ac.be/~opperd/parasites/types3.htm
