EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Prey is an animal that is hunted and killed by another animal for food. The hunter is known as predator.

Detailed explanation-2: -A carnivorous animal that hunts other animals is called a predator; an animal that is hunted is called prey. An animal’s diet determines where it falls on the food chain, a sequence of organisms that provide energy and nutrients for other organisms.

Detailed explanation-3: -Predator: an animal that kills and eats other animals. Context: Hawks and coyotes both eat small rodents; they are predators. Prey: animals that are killed and eaten by other animals. Context: Rabbits and crickets are both eaten by bigger animals; they are prey.

Detailed explanation-4: -An animal that hunts, kills, and eats other animals is called a predator. E.g Tiger, Lion, etc. Prey is a term used to describe organisms that predators kill for food.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.