ECOLOGY
ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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predator
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prey
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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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 carnivorous animal that hunts other animals is called a predator; an animal that is hunted is called prey. An animal’s diet determines where it falls on the food chain, a sequence of organisms that provide energy and nutrients for other organisms.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -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.