Identify the trade-off between a specialist and generalist ecological niche o a specialist herbivore can tolerate the defensive compounds in the leaves of its host plant. o a specialist herbivore is able to locate its host plant quickly o when one prey item becomes scarce, a generalist herbivore can use another plant resource o when its favored prey item becomes rare, a specialist predator has a difficult time eating. o a generalist predator has potential prey in many environments.