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Unit 8 – Ecology
Topic 8.5
Herbivory and parasitism are two terms that can describe the one sided relationships where only one organism benefits, and the other is harmed in the process. What is the difference between the closely related relationships?
Parasitism is an interaction between a plant and an organism, and the plant eats the organism. Herbivory involves a parasite who harms the host.
They are the same thing.
Herbivory is an interaction between a plant and an organism, and the organism eats the plant. Parasitism involves a parasite who harms the host.
Herbivory is an interaction between a plant and an organism, and the plant eats the organism. Parasitism involves a parasite who is harmed by the host.
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