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A human ingests a tapeworm. The tapeworm lives in the human's intestines and absorbs nutrients, preventing the human from receiving vital nutrition. Which type of organism is the tapeworm? decomposer host
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A human ingests a tapeworm. The tapeworm lives in the human's intestines and absorbs nutrients, preventing the human from receiving vital nutrition.

Which type of organism is the tapeworm?

decomposer
host
parasite
predator

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it is a parasite

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