Question

Parasite depends on -for food

Answer 1

Answer:

$\sf Parasite\; depends \; on\; \boxed{host} \; for \;food.$

Explanation:

Parasites

$\bigstar$ Parasites are organisms that lives on other organisms and obtains their nutrition from this organism.

$\bigstar$ The organism affected by a parasite is called a host .

$\bigstar$ Parasites are of two types :-

• Ectoparasites - Parasites that lives outside the body of the host.

• Entoparasites -  Parasites that lives inside the body of the host.

$\red\bigstar$ There are both plant and animal parasites

Plant Parasites

Plant parasites are parasitic plants that obtains their nutrition from other living plants.

Examples :- Cuscuta, Loranthus , Sandal , Rafflesia, etc .

Animal Parasites

Animal parasites are parasitic animals that obtains their nutrition from other living animals.

Examples:- Leech ( Ectoparasite), Tapeworm( Entoparasites) , Hookworm (Entoparasite)v, Lice and mites( Ectoparasite).