NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Predators are organisms that hunt and kill other organisms for food. The organisms that are consumed by the predators are known as the prey. Predators can be carnivores and omnivores. Lions, tigers, sharks, and snakes, all are predators.

Detailed explanation-2: -Animal that capture or hunt and eat the other organism is called predator. Animal that is killed or hunted by predator is called prey. In food chain we can see the predator-prey relationship prominently.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are four commonly recognized types of predation: (1) carnivory, (2) herbivory, (3) parasitism, and (4) mutualism. Each type of predation can by categorized based on whether or not it results in the death of the prey.

Detailed explanation-4: -Animals that are carnivores (and some omnivores) must hunt their food. These hunters are called predators, and the animals or insects they hunt are called prey.

Detailed explanation-5: -Weasels, hawks, wolves, mountain lions, and grizzly bears are all predators. Predators are carnivores, which means their diet consists of meat. Some predators, such as coyotes and bears, are also scavengers, meaning they will eat the carcasses of animals that they didn’t hunt themselves.