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charle [14.2K]
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9

A parasite is an organism that

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Yuki888 [10]3 years ago
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An organism that lives in or on an organism of another species (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other's expense; So basically, what you’ll be getting at is C, only harms another organism.
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