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A relationship where one organism (called a parasite) lives off another (called a host). It may live on or inside the host. A parasite does not help the host. Sometimes it hurts the host, sometimes it does not. See the Relationships page for more explanation.
Ãâó: www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpag...
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A form of symbiosis in which the population of one species bene?s at the expense of the population of another species; similar to predation, but differs in that parasites act more slowly than predators and do not always kill the host. A type of symbiosis in which one organism benefits at the expense of the other, for example the influenza virus is a parasite on its human host. Viruses, are obligate intracellular parasites.
Ãâó: www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBook...
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| parasitism |
the state or condition of living at the expense of, on, or within another organism (called the host), from which sustenance or protection is derived without making compensation. With birds, the term is used to describe laying eggs in the nest of another species so that one's young are raised by the host adults. The Brown-headed Cowbird is a nest parasite of this type.
Ãâó: museum.nhm.uga.edu/gawildlife/glossary/gawwglossar...
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| parasitic |
an organism that lives on or in another living organism (the host) and obtains nutrition from the host.
Ãâó: www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/mg/manual/glossary.htm
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| parasiticide |
This term refers to an agent that prevents and destroys parasites such as fleas, lice, etc.
Ãâó: www.cedarvale.net/information/medicalterms.htm
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