EVERYDAY SCIENCE

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: -A carnivore is an organism that mostly eats meat, or the flesh of animals. Sometimes carnivores are called predators. Organisms that carnivores hunt are called prey. Carnivores are a major part of the food web, a description of which organisms eat which other organisms in the wild.

Detailed explanation-3: -Predator-prey relationships are important parts of the food chain. Animals that are carnivores (and some omnivores) must hunt their food. These hunters are called predators, and the animals or insects they hunt are called prey.

Detailed explanation-4: -An animal that is hunted and killed by another animal (predator) for food is called a prey.

Detailed explanation-5: -Prey: an animal that is killed by another animal for food. (Example: field mouse is eaten by a house cat.) Carnivore: an animal whose diet is mostly meat. (Example: red-tailed hawk.)