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How does parasitism compare to predation ? What are some characteristics and examples of parasites ?

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Answer: Predation and parasitism are examples of interspecific interaction in the ecosystem. The core difference between predation and parasitism is that predation is where predators catch and kill the prey for food while parasitism is where the parasite benefits from the host and cause a negative impact.

Generally small, unnoticeable, disease carrying.

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