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A tapeworm lives off the nutrients in an animal and digestive tract. Therefore a tapeworm is?
Therefore a tapeworm is a parasite.
What is an animal that lives in other plants and animals?
an organism that lives of another without giving anything in return is called a parasite. For example, a tapeworm lives in animals and uses nutrients from the animals food, this does not benefit the animal. however, animals that use each other and get something out, or two organisms that need each other is called a sybiotic
What is the niche of a tapeworm?
The niche of a tapeworm is as an internal parasite that lives in the digestive tract of its host, absorbing nutrients from the host's food. Tapeworms have evolved to specifically exploit this niche, often with complex life cycles involving multiple hosts.
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.
Who is tapeworm?
a tapeworm is a parasite. a parasite is an organism that lives off another organism.
What is animal that lives in another plant or animal and eats that plant or animals without killing it?
It has a technical name "Parasite".A parasite, such as a tapeworm.
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.
How does the lifespan of animals compare to the lifespan of bacteria?
Animals, Live a few Years. Bacteria, lives until it Runs out of Nutrients.
Example of endoparasite?
causes disease A parasite living inside the body of a host, such as heartworm. -Dyplidium -Isospora -Microfilaria -Taenia -Trichuris -Giardia -Anyclostoma -Toxoplasma
What animal gets nutrients from eating other animals?
A parasite is an animal that lives in or on another organism (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients from the host.
How do tapeworms attach to the intestines?
A tapeworm lives in the intestines of its host, and survives by absorbing the partially broken down nutrients. A tapeworm has a head (scolex) that contains hooks that it uses to attach itself to the intestinal wall of the host.
What is a flatworm food source?
Flatworms are the simplest of the worm groups. There are about 20,000 species in this group. They are found many places and can be free living or parasitic. A parasite lives off of another living thing called a host and can be harmful. One of the best known flatworms is the tapeworm. The tapeworm can get into a person's digestive tract and grow to enormous lengths. The tapeworm then eats off the host and is dangerous to the host as it grows and consumes more of the host and its food. Flatworms are found in marine and fresh water.
