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(ii) parasitic nutrition. Give one example of each type.

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Parasitic nutrition: The nutrition in which an organism (parasite) derives its food from the body of another living organism (called its host) without killing it is called parasitic nutrition.

Example - Plasmodium.

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Define (ii) parasitic nutrition. Give one example of each type.

Parasitic nutrition: The nutrition in which an organism (parasite) derives its food from the body of another living organism (called its host) without killing it is called parasitic nutrition. Example - Plasmodium.

Define
(ii) parasitic nutrition. Give one example of each type.

Parasitic nutrition: The nutrition in which an organism (parasite) derives its food from the body of another living organism (called its host) without killing it is called parasitic nutrition.

Example - Plasmodium.