Difference between Parasite and Host
No. | Parasite |
Host |
1. | An organism which lives on the other organisms or on host for their nutrition and food is called as parasite. Parasite obtain their food from its host. | When parasite obtain its nutrition or shelter from other organisms then the organism is called as host. |
2. | Parasite depends on the host for the nourishment and shelter. | Host provides nourishment and shelter to the parasite. |
3. | Parasite always get benefited by the host. | Hosts can get benefitted or harmed by the parasite. |
4. | Parasites are mostly small. | Hosts are mostly large. |
5. | Types of parasite includes obligate, facultative, ectoparasites, endoparasites, temporary and permanent etc. | Types of host includes paraparatenic, metaparatenic host, potential host, obligate-end and intermediate, other host. |
6. | Parasite has less organization when compared to host. | Host has a higher organization always. |
7. | Parasite can utilize other organism for the food purpose. | Host is the organism on which parasites mainly feed. |