Question

Why does a predator kill its prey, when a parasite rarely kills its host?

Answer 1

Answer:

Usually, parasites are much smaller than the host is, whereas predators could be either small or larger than the prey. Parasites have a very high reproduction rate but the predators reproduce slowly.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Predators kill prey for a form of nutrients and to stay alive and parasites won’t kill the host always because they aren’t all deadly