NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -What does apex predator mean? In the natural sciences, an apex predator is a predator that exists at the very top of the food chain. Unlike some other predators, it’s never preyed upon itself. Examples include polar bears, lions, crocodiles, and orcas.

Detailed explanation-2: -Top predators, also called apex predators, eat other consumers. Consumers can be carnivores (animals that eat other animals) or omnivores (animals that eat both plants and animals).

Detailed explanation-3: -apex predator, also called top predator or top carnivore, in ecology, any flesh-eating animal that has no natural predators or enemies.