Where one organism takes advantages from living alongside another organism to the detriment of the host.
Questions tagged [parasitism]
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Is Batesian Mimicry a form a parasitism? To what extent is the species with real defenses harmed by the defenceless species?
It seems like Müllerian mimicry would be an example of mutualism because both species would end up being eaten less by predators that only have to learn one pattern of warning symbols. But to what extent is Batesian mimicry a form a parasitism? It…
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Question about microaerophilic parasite tolerance for oxygen
Does anyone know what is the maximal concentration of oxygen that can be tolerated by the parasite Giardia intestinalis?
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Why do parasitic amoeba lack a contractile vacuole?
Compared to the other amoeba, most parasitic amoeba lack contractile vacuole. I could not get the correct answer as to why these parasitic amoeba lack contractile vacuole.
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What parasites would be easiest to examine using a compound microscope?
I want to find some parasites that are easy to examine under the microscope.
I'm a beginner but I have an olympus microscope with total magnification up to 400x (also 200x, 100x and 10x).
I would like to choose parasites that are safe for me as an…
