Consider the following : 1. Carabid beetles 2. Centipedes 3. Flies

Consider the following :

1. Carabid beetles
2. Centipedes
3. Flies
4. Termites
5. Wasps

Parasitoid species are found in how many of the above kind of organisms ?

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Only two

Only three

Only four

All five

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Parasitoid species are found among flies (Order Diptera) and wasps (Order Hymenoptera). Many families within these orders contain species that are parasitoids, with their larvae developing inside or on a host organism, eventually leading to the host’s death. Carabid beetles and Centipedes are typically predatory, while Termites are social insects primarily feeding on wood or other plant material. Therefore, parasitoid species are found in only two of the listed kinds of organisms: Flies and Wasps.

A parasitoid is an organism that lives in close association with a host, where the parasitoid obtains nutrients from the host, eventually resulting in the death of the host. This is distinct from a parasite, which typically does not kill its host.

Examples of parasitoid flies include Tachinid flies, which parasitize other insects. Many families of wasps, such as Ichneumonidae and Braconidae, are well-known for their parasitoid lifestyles, attacking caterpillars, beetles, aphids, and other insects.

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