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Arisa [49]
3 years ago
7

Parasites are organisms that live in or on a host organism, obtaining essential nutrition for themselves from the host. Parasite

s rarely kill their hosts, however. Which explanation BEST describes why evolutionary pressures selected for parasites that do not kill the host?
Biology
1 answer:
Jlenok [28]3 years ago
5 0

Answer: Parasites that kill the host lose their source of nutrition or energy and would be less likely to survive.

Explanation:

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