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What is a parasite?
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A parasite is the name given to a plant or animal that lives in or on another plant or animal and uses it as its only source of food. Tapeworms are parasites that live inside the guts of mammals such as dogs and pigs. | Domestic dogs and cats, as their owners know, have to be treated for fleas, which are parasites |
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Chapter:
Ecology
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