A protist that lives inside a host organism and absorbs nutrients from that living host is
A) a decomposer.
B) symbiotic.
C) predatory.
D) photosynthetic.
E) parasitic.

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Protists that live inside a host organism and absorb nutrients from that living host are considered parasitic. Parasitism is a type of symbiotic relationship where one organism (the parasite) benefits at the expense of the other (the host).

A Protist That Lives Inside a Host Organism and Absorbs