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Organisms and Populations — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYOrganisms and Populations2 Marks
Question
Differentiate between predators and parasites.
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Answer

  Predators   Parasites
1 They are the larger animals which kill and consume the smaller animal (prey). 1 These are the smaller organisms (than the host) and do not kill or consume the host.
2 They are highly mobile. 2 They are less mobile or non-mobile.
3 Their reproductive capacity is low. 3 Their reproductive capacity is high.
4 They do not live on/ inside the body of the Prey. 4 They live on/inside the body of the host.

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