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A mosquito sucking blood from an animal is an example of which type of symbiotic community relationship?

Commensalism
Competition
Parasitism
Mutualism

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Answer:

Parasitism

Explaination:

The parasite (mosquito) benefits from the host by feeding off of it and gaining nutrients. The host (the animal) is harmed because the mosquito leaves a bite. The host is left vulnerable to infection and disease.

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