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Organisms and Populations — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYOrganisms and Populations3 Marks
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What are the effects of parasite on the host?
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Answer

  1. Most of the parasites cause harm to the host.
  2. Host is affected by reducing its survival, growth and reproduction.
  3. Some parasites can also be fatal to the host causing death of the host.
  4. The population density of host species is reduced by parasites.
  5. The host species become more vulnerable to predation by making it physically weak.

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