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What is the definition of ectoparasites?
What is the definition of ectoparasites?
- Parasites that can be both inside and outside the host's body
- Parasites that live outside the host's body (correct)
- Parasites that do not rely on hosts for survival
- Parasites that live inside the host's body
What are facultative parasites?
What are facultative parasites?
- Organisms that have no choice but to be parasitic
- Organisms that only live inside the host's body
- Organisms that can be parasitic but are also capable of free living existence (correct)
- Organisms that rely on hosts for survival
What do definitive hosts harbor in a parasite's life cycle?
What do definitive hosts harbor in a parasite's life cycle?
- The adult or sexual stage of the parasite (correct)
- The larval or asexual stage of the parasite
- The accidental hosts
- Both the adult and larval stages of the parasite
What characterizes obligate parasites?
What characterizes obligate parasites?
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