Predators and Prey

Prey is an animal that is ____________.

• rare

• extinct

• protected

• hunted

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

• predator

• prey

• population

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Predator population lags behind prey population because......

• Increase in predators leads to decrease in prey

• Increase in predators leads to increase in prey

• Increase in predators leads to decrease in producers

• Increase in producers leads to increase in prey

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Which of the following would be considered to be prey?

• an animal that has to hunt for its food

• an animal that is eaten by another animal

• an organism that makes it own food

• an organism that feeds on the blood of another animal

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What role does the mouse play?

• Predator

• Prey

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Shark

• Predator

• Prey

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Tiger

• Predator

• Prey

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A predator is __________________.

• an animal that is eaten by another animal

• an animal that eats another animal

• a plant

• a producer

An animal that is eaten by another animal is called a ____________.

• prey

• consumer

• producer

• predator

Barn owls hunt shrews. In this example what is a barn owl?

• Herbivore/Predator

• Carnivore/Prey

• Carnivore/Predator

• Herbivore/Prey