Giraffes are herbivores found in Africa. They prefer to eat twigs and leaves from acacia trees. This type of producer–consumer relationship can be described as a predator–prey relationship or parasitism. how the interaction between giraffe and acacia tree can be a predator–prey relationship  what instance the giraffe–acacia tree relationship would be parasitic

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Giraffes are herbivores found in Africa. They prefer to eat twigs and leaves from acacia trees. This type of producer–consumer relationship can be described as a predator–prey relationship or parasitism.

  1. how the interaction between giraffe and acacia tree can be a predator–prey relationship 
  2. what instance the giraffe–acacia tree relationship would be parasitic 
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