NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
NUTRITION
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Question
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An association between living organisms in which one lives on and feeds at the expense of the other organism is known as ____
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parasitism
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commensalism
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symbiosis
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predation
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Parasitism is the relationship where one organism is benefited at the expense of other. Commensalism refers to the relationship wherein one organism is benefited while other remain unaffected. Symbiosis is the close association between two organisms of different species wherein one or both partners are benefited.
Detailed explanation-2: -Parasitism is a relationship in which one organism benefits and the other organism is harmed.
Detailed explanation-3: -Parasitism. A symbiotic relationship in which a symbiont lives all or part of its life in or on a living host, usually benefiting while harming the host in some way and usually having a higher reproductive potential than the host.
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