An animal X enters inside another animal Y. Animal X gets food from the animal Y. The animal Y's health over time is represented in the given graph. P is the time when the two animals contacted.

What is the mode of nutrition of animal X ?

Options

A. Autotrophic
B. Mixotrophic
C. Parasitic
D. Saprotrophic

Answer

C

Explanation

Parasites are those organisms which live on or in the body of other organisms (host) and obtain food from it. The host organism is negatively affected and its health deteriorates. In some cases, death of host may also occur.