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Which term describes a living organism that benefits from another organism for food and shelter?
Which term describes a living organism that benefits from another organism for food and shelter?
- Obligatory parasite
- Pathogenic parasite
- Commensalism (correct)
- Ecto-parasite
What type of parasites live inside the body of the host?
What type of parasites live inside the body of the host?
- Ecto-parasites
- Facultative parasites
- Aberrant parasites
- Endo-parasites (correct)
What do you call a parasite that causes harm (diseases) to its host?
What do you call a parasite that causes harm (diseases) to its host?
- Pathogenic parasite (correct)
- Obligatory parasite
- Accidental parasite
- Endo-parasite
Which parasite can live both in a host as well as in free form?
Which parasite can live both in a host as well as in free form?
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Which type of parasite seeks its host intermittently to obtain nourishment?
Which type of parasite seeks its host intermittently to obtain nourishment?
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What is the term used for a parasite that appears in unusual tissues?
What is the term used for a parasite that appears in unusual tissues?
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