ECOLOGY
ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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An animal that is hunted and eaten by other animals is called what?
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prey
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predator
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decomposer
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producer
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The correct option is A prey. Prey are animals which are hunted for food by carnivores and omnivores alike.
Detailed explanation-2: -Predation is an interaction in which one organism, the predator, eats all or part of the body of another organism, the prey. Herbivory is a form of predation in which the prey organism is a plant. Predator and prey populations affect each other’s dynamics.
Detailed explanation-3: -Wild animals that hunt other animals for food are called predators, for example, tigers, lions, wolves, leopards.
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