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Host (biology)

life science Maturity 11-13

A host is a big living thing.

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Nurse shark with remoras (cropped).jpg
A small guest lives on it. The guest gets food and a home. Sometimes the guest is helpful. Sometimes the guest is not kind.
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Coris gaimard and Labroides phthirophagus.JPG
Do you see guests in nature?

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Spilarctia luteum larva.JPG
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Mycorrhizal root tips (amanita).jpg
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Coris_gaimard_and_Labroides_phthirophagus.JPG
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Nurse shark with remoras (cropped).jpg
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