Predators and Prey

What is one way predators locate their prey?

• They sit and wait for their prey to walk by.

• They use their sight and smell.

• They follow other animals.

What is one thing predators use to capture their prey?

• They use traps.

• They use cages.

• They use claws, fangs and stingers.

What is one way prey defend themselves against predators?

• They just hope a predator doesn't come near them.

• They depend on their mothers to defend them.

• They may run, hide, make alarm sounds or use camouflage.

An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism

• Predator
• Prey
• Competition
• Adaptation

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If a hawk eats a snake, the snake is the...

• Predator
• Alpha
• Prey
• Mutualistic partner

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A rabbit population has grown very large. They are eating plants grown on farms. What could happen to the rabbit population if a predator such as a wolf was brought there?

• The predators would eat the rabbits.

• The predators would eat all the plants.

• The predators would leave because they would have nothing to eat.

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