Question

Tapeworms attach themselves inside the intestines of a pig. the worms then eat the pig's partially digested food. the pig is deprived of nutrients. which type of relationship does this represent?
a. commensalism
b. mutualism
c. competition
d. parasitism

Answer 1

I believe this is parasitism. A parasitic relationship where one organism, the parasite, lives off of another organism, the host, harming it and possibly causing death. The parasites lives on or in the body of the hosts. Endoparasites live  inside the body of the host, an example is the tapeworm which lives in the body of animals, while ectoparasites live on the body of the host, such as fleas.

Answer 2

The answer to this question is parasitism.