Parasitism is an intimate species interaction in which ______________

A. both species benefit
B. both species are harmed
C. one species benefits, and the other is harmed
D. both species are unaffected
E. one species benefits, and the other is neither harmed nor benefited


Answer: C. one species benefits, and the other is harmed

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