NEET BIOLOGY

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 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-3: -Wild animals that hunt other animals for food are called predators, for example, tigers, lions, wolves, leopards.

Detailed explanation-4: -Predator. 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. Producers use energy and inorganic molecules to make food.

Detailed explanation-5: -Predators catch their prey either by pursuing potential prey or by ambushing them. Organisms that give chase are capable of short bursts of speed. Those that lie in wait tend to be camouflaged to avoid detection (Figure 1).