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Who is tapeworm?
a tapeworm is a parasite. a parasite is an organism that lives off another organism.
Why is a tapeworm living within another organism a good example of parasitism?
The tapeworm feeds off the host organism and hurts this body. This means the tapeworm benefits, but the host organism is hurt from the rlationship.
What is the function of a scolex on a tapeworm?
The head of a tapeworm. Point of attachement to the host organism.
What kind of bacteria is in tapeworm?
a tapeworm is neither, it is a living organism which lives in the intestine. but if any, it COULD be classed as a virus.
Is a tapeworm a parasite that lives in a host organism?
Yes it feeds of the things the other organism eats.
Is a tapeworm autotrophic or heterotrophic?
Heterotrophic- it feeds off the food that is ingested by the organism.
An adult tapeworm uses its scolex to?
An adult tapeworm uses its scolex to chew through the tissue of the organism its living in.
A tapeworm is an organism that lives inside the intestines of larger animals including man and absorbs nutrients from its host. This type of symbiotic relationship is called?
This type of symbiotic relationship is called parasitism. In parasitism, one organism (the parasite, such as the tapeworm) benefits at the expense of the other organism (the host), often causing harm. The tapeworm absorbs nutrients from the host's digested food, which can lead to nutrient deficiencies and health issues for the host.
Is a tapeworm a predator?
No it is a parasite which needs another organism in order to survive a predator hunts and eats food
What is true about the relationship between the tapeworm and the animal?
one organism gets something useful, and the other doesnt
What is the relationship between tapeworm and dog?
No. ----------------------------------------parasitism the worm takes all the nutrients The dog does not benefit but the tapeworm does. The tapeworm steals nutrition from the dog and provides no benefit in return. In this case the dog can die from no nutrition
Is tapeworm a decomposer?
Nope actually, a tapeworm is a parasite. A parasite can only survive inside a host organism, it feeds off of the nutrients of this host. Most worms are parasites, which is why they cause so many problems for the humans they live in. Decomposer's however, such as fungus, secrete digestive juices on a nearby organism and absorb it's nutrients.
