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A worm attached to the bottom of a whale grows on the whale, sucking its blood, and occasionally reproducing by releasing eggs into its bloodstream where they are fertilized by worm sperm. The zygotes then make a small, nonlethal hole into the digestive system, where they exit the anus of the whale. This is an example of: A. vitalism B. mutualism C. parasitismD. commensalism

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