Which of the following best matches the description?Parasite that lives on the outside of its host.

A. producer
B. carbon cycle
C. secondary consumer
D. herbivore
E. biomass
F. nitrogen-fixing bacteria
G. interspecific competition
H. community
I. intraspecific competition
J. nitrogen cycle
K. trophic level
L. ectoparasite
M. omnivore
N. limiting factor
O. denitrifying bacteria
P. habitat


Answer: L

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