Answer:
A.
Explanation:
A parasite does not feed it's host; in fact, it takes food energy/ food from it's host.
The surface tension of a liquid results from an imbalance of intermolecular attractive forces, the cohesive forces between molecules: A molecule in the bulk liquid experiences cohesive forces with other molecules in all directions. A molecule at the surface of a liquid experiences only net inward cohesive forces.