ECOLOGY
ORGANISMS AND POPULATION
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Ectoparasite
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Endoparasite
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Mesoparasites
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ectoparasites are parasites that live on the external surface of hosts, for example fleas and lice of various terrestrial vertebrates, and Monogenea and Copepoda of freshwater and marine fishes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ectoparasite: Parasites which live attached to the external body surface of the host are called ectoparasites, e.g. Leech and Ticks. Endoparasites: Parasites which live attached to the internal body surfaces of the host are called endoparasites, e.g. roundworms and hookworms.
Detailed explanation-3: -Endoparasites are parasites that live within the body of its host. Ectoparasites live outside the body of the host. A female mosquito would be an ectoparasite because it lives off of blood by sucking it up from the outside.
Detailed explanation-4: -Fleas, lice, and bedbugs are common ectoparasites.