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प्रश्न
State whether the following statement is true or false:
Bacteria living in the human digestive tract and producing vitamins used by the human are best described as parasitic organisms.
चूक किंवा बरोबर
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उत्तर
This statement is false.
Explanation:
These bacteria are actually mutualistic because they provide vitamins that are beneficial to the human host, while the bacteria receive nutrition and a habitat in return. Parasitic organisms, by contrast, harm their hosts. Therefore, such bacteria are examples of mutualism, not parasitism.
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