Exploring Symbiosis - Oregon Institute of Marine Biology

parasite that gains an advantage by hurting another organism, its host. In this case the parasite feeds on digested material in the intestines, taking nutrition away from the host; the parasite has evolved to capitalize on a previously unexploited habitat, to the detriment of the host. Another example is mistletoe, which is a type of

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