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Freshwater leeches attach to fish and suck blood from the fish for extended periods of time.

This results in sores on the fish that often become infected. This relationship is best described as ______

A) parasitism
B) mutualism
C) commensalism
D) cooperation

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A) parasitism

The leech is a parasite to the fish, as it takes the blood from it. The fish looses,and the leach gains. This is by definition A) parasitism.
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Freshwater leeches attach to fish to suck blood, which results in sores on the fish that often become infected. This relationship is best described as parasitism. The correct option is A.

What is parasitism?

Parasitism is a relationship in which one organism lives on its host organism and gets benefits, and the other organism gets harmed.

Examples of parasites are mosquitoes, leeches, external parasites tapeworms, and flat worms internal parasites.

Thus, the correct option is A. parasites.

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