AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The prey is the organism which the predator eats. Some examples of predator and prey are lion and zebra, bear and fish, and fox and rabbit.

Detailed explanation-2: -The lions depend on the zebra as their main food source; so without any zebra, the lion population will exhibit uninhibited decline. Interactions between zebra and lions (’hunts’) negatively impact the zebra population and positively impact the lion population.

Detailed explanation-3: -Symbiosis: An interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both. But the relationship between a lion and zebra is one of predator and prey as the lion does not help the zebra but instead feeds on it. Therefore, it is not an example of symbiosis.

Detailed explanation-4: -Predation is a relationship in which members of one species (the predator) consume members of another species (the prey). The lion and zebra in the Figure below are classic examples of predators and prey.