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Elephants and ticks are an example of parasitism because the elephant is harmed and the tick benefited. The ticks live safely on the elephant and use its blood for food and nourishment.

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How is elephants and ticks a part of parasitism?

The kind of symbiosis, parasitism is the relationship between two or more organisms of different species that live together in a close nutritional relationship. One organism is the host which is the site or area that the other organism lives off of for their own benefit. Therefore, parasitism is a relationship in which one is benefitted and the other is taken advantaged of at expense. Therefore, an elephant is the host and the ticks are the parasites benefitted.


What is ticks sucking blood from a host organism an example of?

parasitism


Ticks suck blood from a host organism This is an example of what?

Ticks sucking blood from a host organism is an example of parasitism. The tick grows from its host, but contributes nothing to the host organism.


Two organisms that illustrate parasitism in the temperate woodland?

Ticks and fleas.


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ticks and fleas with dogs and cats


What are some some the symbiotic relationships in the deciduous forest?

Ticks feed on deer (Parasitism)


What is an example of parasitism in a tundra?

Ticks and mosquitoes. They very much harm other animals in the tundra


What are two organisms in the desert illustrate parasitism?

Fleas, ticks and lice are parasites that are found in the desert.


What bird ride on elephants and eat their ticks?

Cattle Egret


What is an example of parasitism involving the zebra?

An example of parasitism involving the zebra is when ticks use the zebra as a host and suck their blood. This is a relationship where only the parasite benefits at the expense of the host.


What are some examples of parasitism?

Examples of parasitism include ticks feeding on the blood of mammals, tapeworms living in the intestines of their host, and mistletoe plants obtaining nutrients from trees. Parasitism involves one organism benefiting at the expense of another organism, known as the host.


What is the symbiosis relationship of a deer and a tick?

The symbiosis relationship of a deer and a tick is parasitism. The deer is the harmed host and the tick is harming the host.