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Sholpan [36]
2 years ago
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A tapeworm attaches to the wall of its host’s intestine and starts to absorb the host’s nutrients. Eventually this can cause gre

at harm to the host as the host loses many important nutrients.
Which type of infectious agent is a tapeworm?

a virus
a bacterium
a fungus
a parasite
Biology
1 answer:
NNADVOKAT [17]2 years ago
7 0

Answer:

A tapeworm is a parasitic infection, aka a parasite.

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