Ecology And Environment Ques 100

Question: Not all parasitism involves feeding on the body of the host. The exception is:
  1. Ectoparasitism
  2. Endopasitism
  3. Parasitoids
  4. Brood Parasitism Choose the option from the codes given below:

Options:

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) 3 only

D) 4 only

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

  • Brood parasites are organisms that use the strategy of brood parasitism, a kind of kleptoparasitism found among birds, fish or insects, involving the manipulation and use of host individuals either of the same (intraspecific brood-parasitism) or different species (interspecific brood-parasitism) to raise the young of the brood-parasite.