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What plant lives on top of another one?
If you mean what plant can live on top of another plant, epiphytes are a good example (e.g. orchids). Here the plant attaches it's self to the bark of a tree, but does not derive any nutritional benefit from the tree. If you mean what plant lives off another then you are referring to parasitic plants, where the plant derives direct nutritional benefit from the host plant i.e. it gets its nutrients and water from the host plant. An example of this is the Dodder plant/ vine
What is the difference between a parasite and a host?
A host is an organism that the parasite lives on. In other words the parasite may use the host's resources in a negative way. For example: A tick living off the blood of a human. The tick is the parasite and the human is the host. The tick lives off the blood of the human.
Why would it bad for the parasite if it killed the plant or animal it lives on?
Because it would deprive itself of its food-source. Parasites thrive by feeding off a 'host' - rather than catching their own food. If they kill off the host - they either have to find another host - or die !
What is it called when an organism lives off of another?
When an organism lives off of another organism, it is called parasitism. The organism benefiting is the parasite, while the one being harmed is the host.
What is the nature of a parasitic relationship, where an organism lives in or on another organism and feeds off of it?
A parasitic relationship occurs when one organism lives on or inside another organism and benefits by feeding off of it, often harming the host in the process.
What is the plant called that this caterpillar feeds off?
host plant
How do you use host in a scientific sentence?
The host is the organism for which a parasite lives off of.
Why would it be bad for the parasites if it killed the plant or animal it lives on?
Because it would deprive itself of its food-source. Parasites thrive by feeding off a 'host' - rather than catching their own food. If they kill off the host - they either have to find another host - or die !
Why would it be bad for the parasite if it kills the plant or animal it lives on?
Because it would deprive itself of its food-source. Parasites thrive by feeding off a 'host' - rather than catching their own food. If they kill off the host - they either have to find another host - or die !
Why would it be bad for parasite if it killed the plant or animal it lives on?
Because it would deprive itself of its food-source. Parasites thrive by feeding off a 'host' - rather than catching their own food. If they kill off the host - they either have to find another host - or die !
Why would it be bad for parasite if it kills the plant or animal it lives on?
Because it would deprive itself of its food-source. Parasites thrive by feeding off a 'host' - rather than catching their own food. If they kill off the host - they either have to find another host - or die !
What plant lives on top of another one?
If you mean what plant can live on top of another plant, epiphytes are a good example (e.g. orchids). Here the plant attaches it's self to the bark of a tree, but does not derive any nutritional benefit from the tree. If you mean what plant lives off another then you are referring to parasitic plants, where the plant derives direct nutritional benefit from the host plant i.e. it gets its nutrients and water from the host plant. An example of this is the Dodder plant/ vine
What is the difference between a parasite and a host?
A host is an organism that the parasite lives on. In other words the parasite may use the host's resources in a negative way. For example: A tick living off the blood of a human. The tick is the parasite and the human is the host. The tick lives off the blood of the human.
What is the a name for a type of symbiotic relationship in which one organism lives off another and normally hurts the host cell in the process?
Parasitic.
Leeches have a diet made up entirely of?
it lives off of the blood of its host.
What does chlamydia live off?
Chlamydia lives off its host cell. It's an obligate intracellular parasite.
An organism that lives in and feeds off of a host without contributing anything to that host is known as an?
known as a parasite or tape worm
