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Tapeworms live inside the intestines of humans and eat the food partly digested by humans. In this way, the tapeworm deprives humans of nutrients. What is the name of the relationship that exists between the tapeworms and the humans?

(A) Commensalism
(B) Competition
(C) Mutualism
(D)Parasitism

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Parasitism. The answer is D.

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The answer is (D) Parasitism. Why? Because the tapeworm provides negative effects on the human it is hosting!
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