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Which of these is harmed by an ectoparasite in a parasitic relationship?

A. The predator
B. The endoparasite
C. The prey
D. The host

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The answer is the host

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The answer is D. Example of such a relationship is that of a tick and a cow. The tick is the ectoparasite while the cow is the host. The tick benefits by sucking blood from the cow while the cow is disadvantaged since it is losing some of its blood and also the tick is a vector of disease




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