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Name the two intermediate hosts which the human liver fluke depends on to complete its life cycle so as to facilitate parasitization of its primary host.

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To answer the question regarding the two intermediate hosts that the human liver fluke depends on to complete its life cycle, we can follow these steps: ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understand the Concept of a Parasite**: - A parasite is an organism that lives on or in a host organism and gets its food at the expense of its host. This relationship often harms the host. 2. **Identify the Human Liver Fluke**: ...
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  • Which of the following statements is/are incorrect ? (i) The liver fluke, a parasite, depends on intermediate hosts (a snail) to complete its life cycle. (ii) The malarial parasite needs a vector (mosquito) to spread to other host organisms. (iii) In case of brood parasitism, the eggs of parasitic birds are not detected and removed from the nest because the parasite's eggs resemble the host's eggs in morphology and colour. (iv) A population of frogs protected from all predators would increase indefinitely.

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    (i) and (iv)
    B
    (iii) and (iv)
    C
    Only (i)
    D
    None of these

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