Question

Parasitism is an interaction between two organisms in which ______.

Options

• both are harmed

• both are benefitted

• one is harmed and other is benefitted

• both are neither harmed nor benefitted

Answer 1

Parasitism is an interaction between two organisms in which one is harmed and other is benefitted.

Explanation:

Parasitism is a symbiotic interaction in which the parasite obtains nutrients or other benefits by living on or in a host organism, typically reducing the host’s fitness or causing harm (disease) while the parasite gains.