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A tapeworm is an organism that may live in the intestines of an animal. When the animal eats, the tapeworm feeds upon the nutrients of the ingested food. This relationship between the tapeworm and the animal is an example of _______.

A.
predation
B.
commensalism
C.
mutualism
D.
parasitism

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D because of the animal
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Answer:

D

Step-by-step explanation:

It is parasitism because only the tapwworm benefits from the host

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