Biology 2010 Student Edition

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 9780133669510
ISBN 13: 978-0-13366-951-0

Chapter 4, Ecosystems and Communities - Assessment - 4.2 Niches and Community Interactions - Understand Key Concepts/Think Critically - Page 124: 11

Answer

In both predation and parasitism, one organism benefits and the other is harmed. The difference between the two types of relationships is that in parasitism, the prey/host species is harmed but is usually not killed whereas in a predator/prey relationship, the prey is killed and consumed by the predator.

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In both predation and parasitism, one organism benefits and the other is harmed. The difference between the two types of relationships is that in parasitism, the prey/host species is harmed but is usually not killed whereas in a predator/prey relationship, the prey is killed and consumed by the predator.
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