Microbiology: Principles and Explorations
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781119390114
Author: Black
Publisher: WILEY
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To describe: The way in which the
Introduction: Parasites are organisms that depend on another organism, called the host for their survival. The disease-causing parasites are called pathogens and the study of parasites is called parasitology.
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The differences between parasites and predators are listed below:
Criteria | Parasites | Predators |
Definition | Parasites are organisms that get nutrients from the host. | Predators are organisms that prey upon other organisms. |
Types | There are three types of parasites that are found in humans such as protozoa, helminths, and ectoparasites. | The four types of predation include carnivory, herbivory, parasitism, and mutualism. |
Size | They are mostly smaller than the host organism. | Predators are larger and stronger than the prey. |
Location | The endoparasites such as protozoa and helminths live inside the host and feed on their nutrients. | They feed over their prey from the outside. |
Host | They do not kill the hosts. | They kill the hosts and feed on them. |
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