SCIENCE
ECOLOGY
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an animal that has to hunt for its food
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an animal that is eaten by another animal
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an organism that makes it own food
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an organism that feeds on the blood of another animal
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Detailed explanation-1: -An animal that is hunted and killed by another animal (predator) for food is called a prey. Examples are zebra, deer, etc. Was this answer helpful?
Detailed explanation-2: -prey. noun. animal that is hunted and eaten by other animals.
Detailed explanation-3: -A predator is an organism that eats another organism. 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-4: -But did you know that many animals are both predators and prey? When a spider is sitting in its web waiting for its insect meal, it is the predator. However, if a lizard’s tongue darts out and catches the spider, the spider becomes the lizar’s 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.) Herbivore: an animal whose diet is plants. Omnivore: an animal that eats both plants and animals. (Examples: raccoon and opossum.)