Predation is a short term interaction in which one organism (the predator) kills and eats the another (the prey).

Predation

Pollination is a short term interaction in which a pollinating agent moves pollen from a male flower part to a female flower part, facilitating fertilization.

Pollination

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These are interactions that take place in a single meeting of the two organisms, not recurring ones. These interactions often affect the evolution of the two species.

Short term interspecific interactions

Lunau, Klaus (2004). "Adaptive radiation and coevolution — pollination biology case studies". Organisms Diversity & Evolution. 4 (3): 207–224. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1439609204000388?via%3Dihub 

Adaptive radiation and coevolution — pollination biology case studies

Bengtson, S. (2002). "Origins and early evolution of predation". In Kowalewski, M.; Kelley, P. H. (eds.). The fossil record of predation. The Paleontological Society Papers 8 (PDF). The Paleontological Society. pp. 289–317. https://www.nrm.se/download/18.4e32c81078a8d9249800021552/Bengtson2002predation.pdf 

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