LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

ECOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is an example of predator-prey relationship?
A
Lice on humans
B
Hermit crabs in snail shells
C
Lion and zebra
D
Barnacles on whales
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Some examples of predator and prey are lion and zebra, bear and fish, and fox and rabbit. The words “predator” and “prey” are almost always used to mean only animals that eat animals, but the same concept also applies to plants: Bear and berry, rabbit and lettuce, grasshopper and leaf.

Detailed explanation-2: -There, zebras can forage in large patches of open grasslands located near waterholes where they can also easily detect predators. However, they are there at high risk of encountering their main predator, lions Panthera leo, especially at night.

Detailed explanation-3: -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. The predatory lizard may then be swallowed by a roadrunner, which may later be caught and eaten by a coyote.

Detailed explanation-4: -One example of a predator prey interaction is between a lion and a zebra. The lion is the predator while the zebra is the prey.

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