A Species Feeding on the Tissue of Its Host, While

question 11

Multiple Choice

A species feeding on the tissue of its host, while not killing it directly, is a

• A) predator.
• B) parasite.
• C) parasitoid.
• D) cannibal.
• E) debilitator.

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