What are Parasites?

Hi Divyanshu,

A parasite is an organism that may live inside the other organism’s body or on its surface to obtain nutrition, causing harm to the host.

In a few parasitic relationships, the host dies while in others, it is important that the host remains alive.

Example: Fleas and mosquitoes feed on blood from other organisms.

In this type of parasitic relationship, the host needs to stay alive and it is not damaged greatly.

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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