Question 8 • 26-27 - C - RUSD Environmental Science S1
Parasitism occurs when one organism benefits while harming its host. Tapeworms gain food and shelter in a mammal’s intestinal tract, while the mammal can be harmed. Remoras, birds following grazing animals, and birds eating scraps from crocodiles are examples of commensalism or mutualism, not parasitism.
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