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If a parasite kills its host too quickly, it also kills itself as it cannot live without the host. The parasite must at least leave the host alive until it has reproduced and had a chance for its offspring to find other hosts.
Vincent Hilpert
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A tick lives on a dog and feeds upon the dog's blood w hat type of relationship is this?
Well this is a common case of parasite and host. The tick is the type of parasite that keeps its host alive but ticks still carry deadly diseases so the relationship is complicated, but for sure the dog is the host and the tick is the parasite, that does not intentionally kill its host in order to complete its life cycle.
Are parasites predators?
No. A predator kills it's source of food, while a parasite keeps it's host alive because if the host dies it needs to find another food source. A predator kills, a parasite doesn't (at least it doesn't mean to).
What are some characteristics of parasitic worm?
A successful parasite can source all its needs from the host animal. A VERY successful parasite provides some benefits to its host so that there is real incentive to have a parasite. This is called symbiosis. Successful parasites should/must: Withstand the unfavorable condition, reproduce within the host, egg/cysts easy to leave outside host, locate new host, enter the host simply, and avoid killing the host.
What organism lives on or in host at the expense of that host is called?
Living at the others expense would be a parasite
What is Microparasite?
a parasite that is much smaller than its host, has faster population growth than its host, many parasite individuals are supported by a single host individual, and a mild to deleterious effect on the host; a parasite of microscopic size.
Why is it better for a parasite to alive its host alive?
If a parasite kills its host too quickly, it also kills itself as it cannot live without the host. The parasite must at least leave the host alive until it has reproduced and had a chance for its offspring to find other hosts.
Are rock and mold parasite and host?
No, the rock is not alive. Both host and parasite must be alive.
Why is it advantageous for a parasite to leave it's host alive?
It is advantageous because when it kills the host, it cannot grow or feed off of it anymore. They might leave a host, and go to a stronger one with more resources.Ê
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.
Is a shrimp eats algae a host and parasite?
No. A parasite feeds on its hos while keeping it alive, which is not the case with a shrimp eating algae.
What is a biotroph?
A biotroph is a parasite which cannot survive in a dead host and therefore keeps it alive.
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.
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).
The organism from which a parasite obtains nutritional needs is called?
The organism from which a parasite obtains nutritional needs is called a host. The host is a food source and a home for the parasite.
