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.

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Parasites and parasitoids typically spend their entire lives on or in a single host, whereas predators and herbivores consume multiple individuals over their lifetimes.

How Does Predation and Herbivory Differ from Parasitism and Parasitoidism