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What is a Parasite? Give examples of plant and animal parasites?


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Parasite is an organism that lives on or in a host organism and gets its food from or at the expense of its host.

Example:

Plant Parasites: Cuscuta, Dodder

Animal Parasites: Lice, Mosquitoes, Tick


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