Question

In predation interaction, the beneficial organism is known as (i)______ while the detrimental one is called (ii)_______.

• A. (i) prey; (ii) predator
• B. (i) parasite; (ii) host
• C. (i) host; (ii) predator
• D. (i) predator; (ii) prey

Answer 1

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 (-).