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Parasitism involves one organism (parasite) living off of another (host) in a harmful manner but without killing the host. Predation involves one organism (predator) killing another (prey) for food.

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Organism that lives off other living organisms?

heterotroph or consumerA predator, or a parasite. It depends.


What is an organism called that feeds off another organism?

If you count bacteria and viruses, a virus tends to feed off bacteria.


What are the key differences between a parasite and a predator?

A parasite is an organism that lives on or inside another organism (host) and feeds off it without necessarily killing it, while a predator is an organism that hunts, kills, and consumes other organisms for food. Parasites rely on their host for survival, while predators actively hunt and kill their prey.


What is the organism that lives by preying on others?

A predator, possibly a Carnivore, Parasite, However all organisms aside from plants, rely either on plants or other organisms that rely on plants. Even a farmer that grows potatoes can be seen as a predator as he calmly waits for them to grow, then when they have reached the maturity that he requires, Bang he rips them pout of the ground and eats or sells them.


What are some examples of ecological relationship?

There is mutualism, parasitic, predator-prey, and competitive relationships. Mutualism- a bird eats harmful insects off of a water buffalo, bird gets food, buffalo gets rid of insects and everyone is happy Parasitic- only one of the organisms are happy, the insect on the buffalo would be a parasite Predator-prey- this one is pretty straight forward, bird is predator, insect is prey Competition- if there were two different types of birds going for the same insect