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Unscramble the letters to find a word that is related to microbes.

STAAPERI-An organism that grows and feeds on another organism(host)


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PARASITE

  1. A parasite is an organism that lives on or in another creature and feeds on or at the cost of that organism.
  2. They are smaller than their host organism and reproduce faster by causing more damage to the host.
  3. They receive all sorts of benefits like food and shelter from the host.

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