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