ECOLOGY
ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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Question
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An animal that is hunted as food for other animals ____
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predator
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prey
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producer
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None of the above
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Explanation:
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: -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-3: -predation, in animal behaviour, the pursuit, capture, and killing of animals for food. Predatory animals may be solitary hunters, like the leopard, or they may be group hunters, like wolves. The senses of predators are adapted in a variety of ways to facilitate hunting behaviour.
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