Question: Not all parasitism involves feeding on the body of the host. The exception is:
- Ectoparasitism
- Endopasitism
- Parasitoids
- 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.