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Select the statement which explains the best parasitism.
(a) One organism is benefited.

(b) Both the organisms are benefited.

(c) One organism is benefited, other is not affected.

(d) One organism is benefited, other is affected.
Biology | CBSE | Class 12 | NCERT | Organisms and Populations
Select the statement which explains the best parasitism.
(a) One organism is benefited.

(b) Both the organisms are benefited.

(c) One organism is benefited, other is not affected.

(d) One organism is benefited, other is affected.

Solution: (d) One creature benefits, while the other is affected.

Parasitism is a sort of interspecies interaction in which one species (parasite) benefits while the other species (host) suffers negative consequences. Lice or ticks (parasites) located on the human body (host) are an example of how lice obtain nutrition by feeding on the blood of the individual (host), causing the individual’s fitness to deteriorate and hurting the human body.

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