How Does Predation and Herbivory Differ from Parasitism and Parasitoidism

question 10

Multiple Choice

How does predation and herbivory differ from parasitism and parasitoidism?

• A) Parasitism and parasitoidism are not exploitative relationships.
• B) Most parasites and parasitoids spend their entire lives consuming a single individual, whereas herbivores and predators usually eat at least several different individuals.
• C) Unlike parasitoids and parasites, predators and herbivores usually do not exert strong selective pressures on their food organisms.
• D) Parasitism never results in the death of the organism, while predation and herbivory usually do cause the death of the organisms they eat.

---

Definitions:

Braided Streams

Watercourses that consist of a network of small channels separated by small and often temporary islands called braid bars, typically found in environments with high sediment loads and strong seasonal flows.

Sediment

Particles of organic or inorganic matter that settle in place, often in bodies of water, eventually forming sedimentary rock.

Clay And Silt

Fine-grained natural earth materials, which when combined, form a part of sedimentary deposits, with distinct physical properties related to their particle size.

Oxbow Lake

An isolated, curved lake formed when a cutoff meander is filled with water.