Exercise · Q7
Q.Define the following term: Parasitism.
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Parasitism is defined as an interspecific interaction in which one species, the parasite, derives benefit -- typically nutrition -- from another species, the host, while the host is harmed in the process, through reduced survival, growth or reproduction, and sometimes death. Parasites may live on the host's outer surface (ectoparasites, e.g. lice on humans, ticks on dogs) or inside the host's body (endoparasites, e.g. Plasmodium vivax inside a human host). Many parasit …
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