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A parasite is an organism that lives on or inside another organism, known as the host, and relies on the host for its survival. Parasites harm the host by feeding on its nutrients, tissues, or blood, which can weaken the host, cause disease, and even lead to death in severe cases.

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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 organism lives on or in host at the expense of that host is called?

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What is an organism that lives in or on a host cell?

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What is the difference between a parasite and a symbiont?

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What is an organism called that lives in or on another organism for the purpose of obtaining food?

A parasite is an organisms that lives in or on another organism to obtain food directly.


What is an internal parasite?

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What is an organism living in or another organism?

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What is an organism in which a parasite lives?

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What do you call a parasite that causes no harm to the host?

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Organism that lives inside or on another organism?

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