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Some wasps lay their eggs on caterpillars called tomato hornworms. When the eggs hatch, the young wasps burrow into the caterpillar's body and eat it alive. The adult wasps then fly away. This is an example of

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The correct answer to the following question will be "Parasitism".

Step-by-step explanation:

  • Parasitism, this same relationship exists among two specific species wherein the one ultimately profits at the possible cost of another, and often without having killed the host cells.
  • This is indeed a Parasitic relationship whereby involves helping each organism while harming each other. The wasp profits from this interaction, although it hurts the Tomato Horn-worm.

So that the above is the right answer.

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