A tapeworm attaches to the wall of its host’s intestine and starts to absorb the host’s nutrients. Eventually this can cause great harm to the host as the host loses many important nutrients. Which type of infectious agent is a tapeworm?

a virus
a bacterium
a fungus
a parasite

50 points! which of the following is an inference? a burning candle is extinguished when it is covered with a jar. the candle burns longer than expected in a jar that has a plant in it. a plant lives longer than expected in a jar that has a burning candle. there is more oxygen in the jar because there is a plant in it.