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.
An organism that eats other oranisms is called a heterotroph.
when anelement can exist in more than one physical form in the same state, it is said to be allotrophy(polymorphism). Each of the different physical forms is called allotrope. Hope it helped :)
called mass- mass: amount of matter an object obtains
This is called symbiosis. There are multiple types of symbiotic relationships: Mutualism - both organisms benefit Commensalism - one organism benefits, the other is neither harmed nor helped Parasitism - one organism benefits, the other is harmed Amensalism - one organism is harmed, the other is neither harmed nor helped
a complete living thing is called an Organism.
host
If you count bacteria and viruses, a virus tends to feed off bacteria.
parasite
It's called a "parasite".
It is called a Parasite. (Ex:Tapeworm.)
A Parasite
Parasite.
A parasite is an organisms that lives in or on another organism to obtain food directly.
The correct term, in this instance, would be parasite.
it is called parasite
The organism a parasite lives on is called a "Host".
Parasites. Animals that live on other animals aren't always parasites. It depends on the type of symbiosis is taking place; commensalism (the animal obtains food and shelter from the other animal without hurting or helping it), mutualism (both animals benefit, sort of a 'you scratch my back i'll scratch yours' kind of thing), and parasitism (the name speaks for itself).