Question

which statement describes a host organism? a host shares nutrients with a parasite. a host loses nutrients to a parasite. a host immediately kills a parasite. a host is immediately killed by a parasite.

Explanation:

In a parasite - host relationship, a parasite lives on or in the host and obtains nutrients from the host. The host loses nutrients to the parasite. A host does not share nutrients (it's a one - way flow in favor of the parasite), does not immediately kill the parasite (as the parasite has adaptations to avoid this), and is not immediately killed (parasites often have strategies to keep the host alive for their long - term survival).

Answer:

A host loses nutrients to a parasite.