Question

What is the BEST description of the difference between predation and parasitism?


A)
Predation and parasitism are largely the same.


B)
Predators are always larger than their victims, while parasites are always smaller than their victims.


C)
Predators typically kill their victim, while parasites mostly want to keep the victim alive for continued resources.


D)
Parasites feed slowly, and kill their victim slowly, but intentionally, while predators quickly kill their prey and eat their fill.
@confluxepic

Answer 1

Predators kill to get food. Parasites are organisms that life in another organism and benefit at the other organisms expense. Based on this what do you think it is?

Answer 2

@HappySprout

Answer 3

C?

Answer 4

Correct.

Answer 5

Yay! I have another