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Deer ticks are responsible for spreading Lyme

disease. This organism, which feeds on the blood
of warm-blooded organisms like mice, deer, and
humans, is best described as a
(1) predator (3) parasite
(2) scavenger (4) host

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3 parasite it harms the host while obtaining nurishment it self
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(3) parasite. Parasites are organisms that live on other organisms and cause harm to them.
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