Alphabetical
parasite
[noun]
An organism that lives on or in a host organism of another species. Parasites derive their food from and are detrimental to the host. Several examples of parasite-host relationships are: fleas living parasitically on mammals; mistletoe living parasitically on trees; the protozoan Plasmodium living parasitically in humans, for whom it causes malaria.
Appears in modules:
- Adaptation The case of penguins
- Biodiversity I Definitions and patterns of diversity
- Biodiversity II Changing habits and habitats
- Blood Biology I Components of blood
- Cellular Organelles I Endosymbiosis and membrane-bound organelles
- Future of Human Evolution Artificial selection and transhumanism
- Substances Pure substances and mixtures
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