Define/Explain: Endoparasites.

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(N/A) $\rightarrow$ Organisms that live inside the body of another organism (host) and depend on it for food and shelter are called endoparasites. Examples include $Taenia$ $solium$ (tapeworm) and $Ascaris$ $lumbricoides$ (roundworm).

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