What is the name for an organism that lives on or in another organism and harms it?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. A parasite
- Step 1: The relationship benefits one organism and harms the other. Step 2. This is parasitism. Answer: A parasite. Why not the others: Predators kill prey and decomposers break down dead matter.
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