The two adaptations of endo parasites:
- Endoparasites (a parasite that lives in the internal organs or tissues of its host) produce some compounds of anti-enzymes which defuse or inactivate the host's digestive enzymes.
- Endoparasites maintain their osmotic concentration equivalent to or significantly lower than the host cell for easy absorption of host water and nutrients.
There are three main classes of parasites involve:
- Protozoa include Plasmodium, the single-celled organism. A protozoa inside the host can only replicate, or split.
- Helminths parasites are worms.
- Ectoparasites: These are living on, not in their hosts.