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.