ECOLOGY
ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Question
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friendly
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competitive
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predator/prey
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beneficial
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Detailed explanation-1: -In predation, one organism kills and consumes another. Predation provides energy to prolong the life and promote the reproduction of the organism that does the killing, the predator, to the detriment of the organism being consumed, the prey. Predation influences organisms at two ecological levels.
Detailed explanation-2: -Predation: A predator is any consumer that kills and eats another living organism in order to obtain energy. The organism being eaten is called prey. Examples are Lions, Wolves, and Eagles.
Detailed explanation-3: -A community is an area in which two or more populations of different species occupy. For instance, within a forest, there are species of squirrels, deer, rabbits, and other animals that inhabit that area. This would be considered a community.
Detailed explanation-4: -Herbivory is the act of eating plants. Herbivory occurs above and below ground. Herbivores may eat any part of the plant above the soil including leaves, stems, flowers, fruit and any part of the plant below the soil including roots and tubers.