NEET BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Organisms that live in or on another organism and benefit at the host’s expense.
A
Parasite
B
Producer
C
Scavenger
D
Decomposer
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A parasite is an organism that lives on or in a host organism and gets its food from or at the expense of its host. There are three main classes of parasites that can cause disease in humans: protozoa, helminths, and ectoparasites. Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan. A microscope is necessary to view this parasite.

Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: Parasite: A parasite is an organism drawing nutrient from a living host. It lives in or on another organism, getting from it part or all of its food.

Detailed explanation-3: -Parasitism is a symbiotic relationship in which one species (the parasite) benefits while the other species (the host) is harmed. Many species of animals are parasites, at least during some stage of their life. Most species are also hosts to one or more parasites.

Detailed explanation-4: -In parasitism, one species (the parasite) lives with, on, or in a host species, at the expense of the host species. Unlike in predation, the host is not immediately killed by the parasite, though it may sicken and die over time. Examples of common parasites found in the ocean include nematodes, leeches, and barnacles.

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