Parasitism

1. Parasitism is another type of interaction between two organism. Only one organism benefits.
The
other organism is negatively or adversely affected.

2. A parasite is the organism that lives on or inside the other organism. The host is the
organism on
which the parasite lives.

3. The host is negatively affected by this interaction. The parasite may even kill the host.

4. A parasite obtains food, shelter and transport from the host.

5. For example, a tick that lives on a host feeds on the host's blood.

6. Other examples are

(a) stem borers and oil palm leaves
(b) tree barnacles and trees
(c) aphids and mustard plants