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+ | ===Meaning=== | ||
+ | A [[parasite]] is an [[organism]] that feeds off a [[host]] [[organism]] without killing it but also without providing any benefit to the [[host]]. | ||
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+ | ===About Parasites=== | ||
+ | : [[Parasite]]s get their [[nutrition]] from a [[host]] [[organism]]. | ||
+ | : Most [[parasite]]s do not kill their [[host]] but feed on them enough to cause the [[host]] to become weak or ill. | ||
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+ | ===References=== | ||
+ | ====AQA==== | ||
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+ | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158754/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158754&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=27ad53b0283feeff7fc5ae04a9e205f405 ''Parasite, pages 146-7, 253, 328-9, GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA ''] | ||
+ | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945563/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945563&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=9a1d023a374038e6072f33c4f3cf808b ''Parasites, page 46, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA ''] | ||
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+ | ====Edexcel==== | ||
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+ | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120207/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120207&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=22455ff53961978667722edaa64c0be5 ''Parasites, page 188, GCSE Biology, Pearson, Edexcel ''] | ||
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+ | ==Beyond the Curriculum== | ||
+ | {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g09BQes-B7E}} | ||
+ | {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vijGdWn5-h8}} |
Latest revision as of 02:00, 27 November 2019
Contents
Key Stage 4
Meaning
A parasite is an organism that feeds off a host organism without killing it but also without providing any benefit to the host.
About Parasites
- Parasites get their nutrition from a host organism.
- Most parasites do not kill their host but feed on them enough to cause the host to become weak or ill.
References
AQA
- Parasite, pages 146-7, 253, 328-9, GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA
- Parasites, page 46, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA