AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -In predation, one organism kills and consumes another. Predation provides energy to prolong the life and promote the reproduction of the organism that does the killing, the predator, to the detriment of the organism being consumed, the prey.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are four commonly recognized types of predation: (1) carnivory, (2) herbivory, (3) parasitism, and (4) mutualism. Each type of predation can by categorized based on whether or not it results in the death of the prey.

Detailed explanation-3: -Predation is defined as the ecological process through which one animal (or creature) kills and feeds on another animal (or an organism). A “predator” is an animal that kills another animal to feed on. Examples are wolves hunting deer or moose, owls hunting mice, and lions hunting other animals.