A protist that lives inside a host organism and absorbs nutrients from that living host is:

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A protist that lives inside a host organism and absorbs nutrients from that host is known as a parasite. Therefore, the best choice is B. A photosynthetic protist would produce its own nutrients through photosynthesis, a predatory protist would actively hunt and consume other organisms, a symbiotic protist would have a mutually beneficial relationship with its host, and a decomposer would break down dead or decaying matter for energy. None of these options describes a protist that absorbs nutrients from a living host.

A Protist That Lives Inside a Host Organism and Absorbs