Which of these eats food digested by other animals?
(a) a cow
(b) a lion
(c) a cockroach
(d) a tapeworm

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(d) a tapeworm
Parasites eat food that is already digested by the host. The tapeworm is an intestinal parasite affecting human beings. Tapeworm infections are caused most commonly by the consumption of under cooked meat, fish or poultry.

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Which of these eats food digested by other animals? (a) a cow (b) a lion (c) a cockroach (d) a tapeworm

(d) a tapewormParasites eat food that is already digested by the host. The tapeworm is an intestinal parasite affecting human beings. Tapeworm infections are caused most commonly by the consumption of under cooked meat, fish or poultry.

Which of these eats food digested by other animals?
(a) a cow
(b) a lion
(c) a cockroach
(d) a tapeworm

(d) a tapeworm
Parasites eat food that is already digested by the host. The tapeworm is an intestinal parasite affecting human beings. Tapeworm infections are caused most commonly by the consumption of under cooked meat, fish or poultry.