The organism pictured here spreads bacteria that causes Lyme disease and is considered a ____.





A.  parasitic insect

B.  protozoan

C.  rickettsiae

D.  parasitic worm

E.  chlamydiae

A.  parasitic insect
The organism in the figure is a deer tick, which is considered a parasitic insect.

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