Ectoparasites vs Blood-Feeding — NEET Biology
📚 Practice ConceptParasites that feed on the external surface of the host organism are called ectoparasites. The most familiar examples of this group are the lice on humans and ticks on dogs. Many marine fish are infested with ectoparasitic copepods. Cuscuta, a parasitic plant that is commonly found growing on hedge plants, has lost its chlorophyll and leaves in the course of evolution. It derives its nutrition from the host plant which it parasitises. The female mosquito is not considered a parasite, although it needs our blood for reproduction. Can you explain why?
Match the Columns: Column I 1. Lice on humans 2. Ticks on dogs 3. Copepods on marine fish 4. Cuscuta Column II a. Ectoparasite on humans b. Ectoparasite on dogs c. Parasitic plant lacking chlorophyll d. Ectoparasitic infestation in marine fish
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