Q: What is the term for a symbiotic relationship in which the parasite benefits while the host is harmed?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Parasitism is a symbiotic relationship in which one species (the parasite ) benefits while the other species (the host ) is harmed. Many species of animals are parasites, at least during some stage of their life. Most species are also hosts to one or more parasites.

 Choices:

- infection

- reciprocity

- pathology

- parasitism


A:
parasitism