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