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Why is the animal or plant in which a parasite causes disease called a host?
Because, the animal acts as a host for the parasite. Also, the parasite acts as a guest so it's only right that the animal/plant is called the host.
What is a parasitic host?
Host is an organism on or in which parasite live
What is an animal that lives and eats in a another animal's body called?
A parasite.
Where does The adult parasite live?
If the parasite you are thinking about is a tape worm, then this lives in the host animal's intestinal tract.
What is an animal with no natural enemies?
It is called a parasite it is actually called a predator
What is the definition of intracellular parasite?
Intracellular parasite-- An organism which can only feed and live within the cell of a different animal.
What do you call the habitat of a parasite?
The habitat of a parasite is called a host. The host provides the environment for the parasite to live, feed, and reproduce.
What is an organism living in or on another organism is called?
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).
What is plant or animal growing on other called?
Depends on the relationship - but normally a "parasite"
What is an organism called that feeds off another organism?
If you count bacteria and viruses, a virus tends to feed off bacteria.
How is called In parasitism the organism that benefits from the other?
The animal that benefits in parasitism is the parasite, and the animal that is negatively effected is the host.
Why do offspring develop inside their mother?
Placental mammals.
