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A HOST is an organism that provides a source of energy for a virus or another organism.

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What is the differences between a virus a host and a parasite?

A virus is a small infectious agent that can only replicate inside the living cells of an organism. A host is an organism that provides nourishment and a habitat for another organism. A parasite is an organism that lives on or inside another organism (the host) and benefits at the host's expense.


In artificial selection humans provide the selective pressure for species to change and shape the evolution of various breeds What provides the selective pressure in natural selection?

The need for a change itself. For example, the need to migrate in order to keep up with food sources would bring an organism into another territory that their bodies might not be adjusted to. Rather than dying off, the "fittest" organism of that breed might mate with another "fit" organism, and after - guessing - 20 generations or so, genetic changes will have made that territory the most suitable environment for that organism.


What is an organism that is eaten by another organism?

A prey organism is one that is eaten by another organism, known as a predator. This interaction is part of the food chain, where energy is transferred from one organism to another in an ecosystem.


What is it called when one organism is consuming another organism?

It is called predation when one organism consumes another organism for energy.


What is an organism that can provide a source of energy for a virus or another organism?

An organism that can provide a source of energy for a virus or another organism is called a host. The host organism can provide resources and nutrients necessary for the growth and reproduction of the virus or another organism that depends on it for survival.

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Organism that must feed on another organism in the environment?

A Predator.


What is the differences between a virus a host and a parasite?

A virus is a small infectious agent that can only replicate inside the living cells of an organism. A host is an organism that provides nourishment and a habitat for another organism. A parasite is an organism that lives on or inside another organism (the host) and benefits at the host's expense.


How can poisons in the environment pass from one organism to another?

ther is a tube that can be put under ground that form to change to another


What is another word for natural surrondings?

Landscape Topography Scenery Environment


What is it called when an organism looks like another organism that is poisonous?

This phenomenon is called mimicry, where a harmless organism resembles a poisonous one to deceive predators into avoiding it. It provides the mimicking organism with protection against predation.


In artificial selection humans provide the selective pressure for species to change and shape the evolution of various breeds What provides the selective pressure in natural selection?

The need for a change itself. For example, the need to migrate in order to keep up with food sources would bring an organism into another territory that their bodies might not be adjusted to. Rather than dying off, the "fittest" organism of that breed might mate with another "fit" organism, and after - guessing - 20 generations or so, genetic changes will have made that territory the most suitable environment for that organism.


What can an organism do while living in an organism?

An organism can perform various functions to survive and thrive within its environment, such as obtaining nutrients, reproducing, growing, and responding to stimuli. It can also interact with other organisms, either in a cooperative or competitive manner, to ensure its survival. Additionally, organisms may adapt to changes in their environment through processes like evolution or behavior modification.


What is any organism that eat another organism call?

An organism that eats another organism is called a consumer.


How energy moves from one organism to another?

How is energy moved from one organism to another? A.when one organism chases another organism, energy is movedB.when one organism is close by another organism, energy is movedC.when one organism touches another organism, energy is movedD.when one organism eats another organism, energy is moved


What is the living organisms in a habitat?

An organism is actually a living thing, and a habitat is the environment for an organism. But, if one organism lives on another, the organism is its habitat.


How do metabiosis help the ecosystem?

Metabiosis is defined as "a mode of life in which one organism so depends on another that it cannot flourish unless the latter precedes and influences the environment favorably." In other words, an organism depends on another for its existence.


Why is there less energy transfered from one organisim to another?

less energy is transferred from one organism to another organism because some of the energy is lost in digesting the food material and to the environment as heat i.e. in keeping the body warm.