Please match term with best description in questions 6 thru 11 a. parasite that

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Please match term with best description in questions 6 thru 11 a. parasite that lives on outside surface of host 6. Vector 7. Carrier 8. Commensalism 9. Obligate parasite 10. Ectoparasite 11. Facultative parasite b. insect that transports parasite from infected host to noninfected ones c. parasite able to exist independently of host d. host harboring parasite without clinical symptoms but infective e. association of two different organisms beneficial for one and neutral to the other f. parasite that can not survive outside of a host

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6. Vector - b.

Vectors are those organisms which are used to transport parasite from infected host to noninfected ones.

For example- Anopheles mosquitoes are the vector used to transmit malaria pathogens from infected person to non-infected person.

7. Carrier - d

In biology, Carrier are the host in which parasite is present without any clinical symptom but infection is there. Hereditary carrier is the most common example where an organism carry a disease on genes but due to its recessive nature symptoms does not appear.

8. Commensalism - e

Coomensalism is defined as the association of two different organism in which one is benefited from the relationships while other remains neutral.

9. Obligate parasite - f

Obligate Parasites are those paratsites which donot survive outside the body of their host.

10. Ectoparasite - a

Ectoparasite are those parasites who resides on the outer surface of the body of their host.

11. Facultative Parasites - c

Facultative Parasites are those parasites who are able to exist independently of their host body, but requires their host, according to their requirement or sometimes for completion of their life cycle.

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