Predator Prey

An animal that is hunted and eaten for food is a __________.

• predator

• prey

• population

Animals that eat other animals are called ____________.

• Prey

• Predators

Bear

• Prey

• Predator

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An organism that hunts other animals is a _______.

• Predator

• Prey

Predator-prey populations are linked. When prey populations ​​ (a)   , predator populations will ​ (b)   shortly after. As prey populations ​ (c)   , predator populations will ​ (d)   shortly after

• increase

• decrease

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The moose population increased after 1980 because the wolf population ​ (a)   ​ rapidly.

• decreased

• increased

• did not change

Answer explanation

The wolves are graphed using the dotted line and the moose are the solid lines. The dotted line drops and the solid line rises after 1980.

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LS.6

An organism that is HUNTED by another organism.

• Predator

• Prey

• Predation

• Niche

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If the amount of snakes begins to increase, then the amount of rabbits will...

• increase

• decrease

• not be affected

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If deer decrease, mountain lion ​ (a)   .

• decrease

• increase

• no change

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This graph shows the populations of a predator and its prey over a period of time. Which of the following statements seems to be true?

• The green line represents the prey species because there is always more prey than predators.

• The green line represents the predator species because there is always more predators than prey.

• The predator population changes mirror the prey populations, just delayed

• There is no pattern that can be determined from this graph.

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