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Question : Define ectoparasite and endoparasite and give suitable examples.

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Solution :•Parasites that FEED on the external SURFACE of the host organism are called ectoparasites.
• The most common examples of this GROUP are the lice on humans and ticks on dogs.
• Endoparasites are those that live inside the host body at different sites (liver, kidney, lungs, RED blood cells, etc.).
• The human liver fluke (a TREMATODE parasite) is an endoparasite.


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