In predation interaction, the beneficial organism is known as (i)______ while the detrimental one is called (ii)_______.
A
(i) prey; (ii) predator
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B
(i) parasite; (ii) host
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C
(i) host; (ii) predator
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D
(i) predator; (ii) prey
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Solution
The correct option is D (i) predator; (ii) prey In predation interaction, the beneficial organism is known as predator while the detrimental one is called prey: predator (+) and prey (-).
In parasitism, the parasite is beneficial while the host organism is harmed by the parasite: parasite (+) and host (-).