Read the passage below about acupuncture.

acupuncture is an alternative medicine that uses wire-thin needles inserted by a trained practitioner into specific points in the body. this ancient form of pain relief and stimulation is said to benefit patients by blocking channels which practitioners claim allow pain to travel within the body. this practice became more widely recognized and used after a new york times reporter wrote in 1971 of a positive experience with it after surgery. those who doubt the effectiveness of this treatment for pain attribute the pain relief to a placebo effect: if a patient believes something will reduce their pain, they will experience some relief. the national institutes of health says that acupuncture relieves pain and reduces nausea and vomiting, although it is unclear how it works. the few adverse effects reported are due to improperly sterilized needles or improper delivery, making this still a fairly low risk option. for anyone considering acupuncture, they should first research its effectiveness for their specific condition.

after reading the passage about acupuncture, identify which statement supports the claim that acupuncture relieves pain.

The answer is -

This ancient form of pain relief and stimulation is said to benefit patients by blocking channels which practitioners claim allow pain to travel within the body.

There are several thoughts on how and why acupuncture works. It is hypothesized that acupuncture probably excites the biochemical responses in the human body via nerves stimulation which is done by the insertion of needles or pressure on certain parts of the body.

The correct answer would be "This ancient form of pain relief and stimulation is said to benefit patients by blocking channels which practitioners claim allow pain to travel within the body".

The given statement explains acupuncture as an ancient technique of pain relief and stimulation. It functions by blocking the channels which allow pain to travel through the body.

Anther statement which claims that acupuncture relieves pain is "The National Institutes of Health says that acupuncture relieves painworks".

1. a host loses nutrients to a parasite

2. a parasite only benefits when the host is alive (cause if the host dies the parasite dies with it )

3. producers to consumers

4. the tapeworm is a parasite

5. they convert energy from the sun (photosynthesis)

6. sunflower-robin (i think im 80% sure)

7. producer

8. consumer

9. prey

10. fresh water snails ( cause the green algea is the producer and the snails are the primary consumers and the small fish consumer so is the big fish)