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'Parasitic mode of life ensures free lodging and free meals'. Justify listing the special adaptations developed by parasites.

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Special adaptations include
Loss of unnecessary sense organs
Presence of adhesive organs or suckers to cling onto the host
Loss of digestive system
High reproductive capacity
Complex life cycle involving one ore two intermediate host or vectors.
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