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What word describes microbes which gain nutrients from once living organisms?
Fungi and Bacteria that gain nutrients from once living organisms are called decomposers. Organisms that gain nutrients from living organisms is called parasites.
What are organisms that absorb their food from living organisms?
parasites
Is bacteria the same as parasites?
No, bacteria and parasites are different types of organisms. Bacteria are single-celled microorganisms that can be beneficial or harmful, while parasites are organisms that live on or inside another organism (the host) and rely on the host for nutrients and shelter. Parasites can be bacteria, but not all bacteria are parasites.
How might a rapidly growing parasitic plant kill its host plant?
A relationship in which one kind of organism lives on or in another organism an may harm the organism is called parasitism. The organisms that live on or in other organisms are parasites. The organisms they feed on are called hosts. The parasites benefit from the relationship. The hosts are harmed by it. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW I GOT ALL THIS INFORMATION FROM AN AUDUBON TRADITIONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL!
What is scientific word for human parasites?
The scientific word for human parasites is "pathogens" or "parasitic organisms."
