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. Explain in your own words. a. How the interaction between giraffe and acacia tree can be a predator-prey relationship?

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. Explain in your own words. a. How the interaction between giraffe and acacia tree can be a predator-prey relationship?

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