12th Class Biology Organisms and population

  • question_answer 56)
      Define ectoparasite and endoparasite and give suitable examples.

    Answer:

                      Ectoparasite feeds on the external surface of the host organism, e.g., Lice on humans and ticks on dogs. Many marine fish are infested with ectoparasitic copepods .Endoparasites live inside the host body at different sites (liver, kidney, lungs, red blood cells ,etc.). Such as malarial parasites P. vivax. gut parasites, i.e., tapeworm. Their morphological and anatomical features of endoparasites are greatly simplified while emphasising their reproductive potential.


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