Freshwater leeches attach to fish and suck blood from the fish to extend periods of time. This results in sores on the fish that

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Ira Lisetskai [31]

3 years ago

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Freshwater leeches attach to fish and suck blood from the fish to extend periods of time. This results in sores on the fish that

often become infected . This relationship is best described as?

Physics

2 answers:

Free_Kalibri [48] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-02T11:55:53+03:00

Free_Kalibri [48]3 years ago

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Parasitism i think because they dont feed of dead animals or it would be predation

stira [4] · Answer 2 · 2022-03-02T09:51:08+03:00

Answer:

<h2>Parasitism.</h2>

Explanation:

Parasitism, in biology, is defined as a relationship between different species, formed by a parasite and a host. So, basically the parasite lives in or on the host, causing it harm. <em>Parasites can be describe as predators that eat less than one prey unit</em>, that is, they feed them selves slowly, they don't kill the prey instantly as actual predators do.

So, in this case, we are talking about leeches, which are defined as parasitic worms which lives in freshwater environments. They feed themselves by sucking blood from the host.

<em>Therefore, the relation between these two species is Parasitism.</em>