Question

The dog and cat tapeworm is much smaller, and develops much faster, than its host. This is also true of the cuckoo brood parasite, which is smaller and develops much faster than the crow chicks it shares a nest with. Suggest what advantages this might give a parasite.

Answer 1

Answer:

Underlying this diversity is evolution. It is widely appreciated that parasites are prone to rapid evolution, and because of their often short generation times and large population sizes, parasites may evolve far more rapidly than their hosts.

Explanation: None