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A symbiotic relationship both organisms help each other.

A parasitic relationship is where one hurts the other.

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What is a symbiotic relationship in which one organism hurts another to benefit the other?

A parasitic relationship is a symbiotic relationship in which one organism (parasite) benefits at the expense of another organism (host). The parasite harms the host while deriving nutrients or resources for its own survival and reproduction. Examples include tapeworms in the intestines of mammals and ticks on the skin of animals.


What is a symbiotic relationships what does each one mean?

There are three types of symbiotic relationships; mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism. In mutualism, both organisms benefit from the relationship, in commensalism, one organism benefits and the other is unaffected, and in parasitism, the relationship benefits one organism and harms the other.


Animal that depends on or harms another animal?

A parasitic relationship describes an animal that depends on another animal for its survival while causing harm to the host. An example is a tick feeding on the blood of a host animal such as a deer.


What is the name for disturbance that harms some organisms but does not hurt the ecosystem?

one animal benefits the other doesn't- commensulism one animal is harmed the other isn't- parasitism both animals benefit- mutualism all of these are symbiotic relationships.


Is there any bad symbiosis?

If you mean parasitism, yes, there are plenty of that around. Example of this is the symbiotic relationship between a tick and its host. While the tick benefits by the blood it receives, the host mammal loses blood, and is often becoming infected by the contaminated tick.

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What are animals in symbiotic relation called?

It depends on what type of relationship they have. Parasitism is when one organism lives in or on another organism and harms it. Mutualism is when two organisms benefit from their relationship. Commensalism is when one organism benefits from the relationship and the other is not helped, nor is it harmed.


What symbiotic relationship benefits one organism and harms another?

Parasitism is a symbiotic relationship where one organism (parasite) benefits at the expense of another organism (host). The parasite derives nutrients or resources from the host, often causing harm or disease in the process. Examples include tapeworms in animals and mistletoe in trees.


What is the symbiotic relationship between malaria organism and human host?

This is an example of a parisitic relationship because the organism harms the host.


A relationship between organisms in which one organism benefits at the expense of another?

This type of relationship is known as parasitism. The organism benefiting is the parasite, which derives nutrients or resources from the host organism, ultimately harming it. Examples include ticks on mammals or mistletoe on trees.


What is a symbiotic relationship in which one organism hurts another to benefit the other?

A parasitic relationship is a symbiotic relationship in which one organism (parasite) benefits at the expense of another organism (host). The parasite harms the host while deriving nutrients or resources for its own survival and reproduction. Examples include tapeworms in the intestines of mammals and ticks on the skin of animals.


What is the symbiotic relationship between the human head and lice?

The answer is parasitism! Becuase the lice harms the human and only the lice benifits!


What has a symbiotic relationship with a cardinal?

The northern cardinal and the brown-headed cowbird have a symbiotic relationship. The brown-headed cowbird lays its eggs in the cardinal's nest (and in the nests of other species, too, such as the yellow warbler). This harms the cardinal's chances to reproduce. It's a parasitic relationship.


What is the word for relationship that benefits one species and harms another?

It is parasitism


What is a symbiotic relationships what does each one mean?

There are three types of symbiotic relationships; mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism. In mutualism, both organisms benefit from the relationship, in commensalism, one organism benefits and the other is unaffected, and in parasitism, the relationship benefits one organism and harms the other.


How do you explain what a symbiotic relationship is?

A symbiotic relationship is different species supplying something that the other needs.For instance, the "bugs" in the human gut aid in our digesting food, and we give thema nice place to live where they can find nourishment. Now, isn't that cooperation forthe betterment of the both of us?there are three types of symbiotic relationships- mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism. mutualism is a relationship in which both organisms benefit. commensalism is when one organism benefits from a relationship will the other is neither harmed nor benifited. parasitism refers to when on organism harms another but this is NOT predation, meaning the harmed animal or host is not killed.


What is the relationship between elk and flukes?

It is a symbiotic relatiionship, a parasitic relationship, meaning it benefits the parasite but harms the host. Flukes--Parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbiosis


What is parasitism with an squirrell?

It is a symbotic relationship in which one organism lives in or on another organism(the host) and consequently harms the squirrell while it benefits from it.