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The organism a parasite lives on is called a "Host".
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What is an organism that a parasite lives on?
An organism is a parasite only if its only means of surviving depends on the organism in which it resides.
What is an organism living in or another organism?
An organism living in another organism is called parasite.
A plant or animal that lives on or within another living organism at the expense of that organism?
an organism is a baby means a baby lives in another organism which is the mother.
Who is tapeworm?
a tapeworm is a parasite. a parasite is an organism that lives off another organism.
What is an organism called that lives in or on another organism for the purpose of obtaining food?
A parasite is an organisms that lives in or on another organism to obtain food directly.
What is an internal parasite?
An external parasite is an organism that lives on another organism. The external parasite depends on its host for food and shelter while the host is usually harmed.
What is an organism that provides a source of nutritional needs for a parasite?
Host. Host.
What is the organism living in or on another organism?
parasite
Can a parasite be a pathogen?
Parasite is an organism, that lives off another organism. Pathogen is something that causes disease in another organism. So the answer is "Yes". eg Malaria is a disease caused by a parasite.
What is ectoparasitism?
When a parasite lives within another organism. The parasite benefits while the other organism is harmed.
The organism from which a parasite obtains nutritional needs is called?
The organism from which a parasite obtains nutritional needs is called a host. The host is a food source and a home for the parasite.
What is an organism living on another organism called?
parasite
