Apex Predator

What is an apex predator and give an example.

• An apex predator is an animal that primarily feeds on rocks. An example of an apex predator is a lion.

• An apex predator is an animal that primarily feeds on metal. An example of an apex predator is a cow.

• An apex predator is an animal that primarily feeds on plastic. An example of an apex predator is a deer.

• An apex predator is an animal that primarily feeds on other animals. An example of an apex predator is a lion.

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What role do apex predators play in an ecosystem?

• They are the primary consumers

• They serve as the main decomposers

• They regulate the population of other species, maintaining the balance of the ecosystem

• They regulate the temperature of the ecosystem

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Define a food chain and provide an example that ends with an apex predator.

• A food chain is a series of restaurants where each restaurant serves a different type of cuisine.

• A food chain is a series of animals where each animal is eaten by the previous one in the chain.

• A food chain is a series of organisms where each organism is eaten by the next one in the chain. An example of a food chain is grass (producer) being eaten by a grasshopper (primary consumer), which is then eaten by a frog (secondary consumer), and finally eaten by a snake (tertiary consumer), which is then eaten by an eagle (apex predator).

• A food chain is a series of grocery stores where each store sells different types of food.

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What is the primary source of energy for an apex predator in most ecosystems?

• The moon

• Geothermal vents

• The sun

• Decomposing organic matter

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A wolf is an example of a/an ___________ because it is at the top of its ecosystem's food chain and has no predators other than humans.

• decomposer

• producer

• apex predator

• herbivore

The apex predator is also known as the alpha predator or top predator

• True

• False

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This picture displays an example of _____________ ____________.

• Apex Predator

• Primary Producer

• Primary Consumer

• Tertiary Consumer

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What is an apex predator and give an example.

• An apex predator is an animal that primarily feeds on rocks. An example of an apex predator is a lion.

• An apex predator is an animal that primarily feeds on metal. An example of an apex predator is a cow.

• An apex predator is an animal that primarily feeds on plastic. An example of an apex predator is a deer.

• An apex predator is an animal that primarily feeds on other animals. An example of an apex predator is a lion.

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What role do apex predators play in an ecosystem?

• They are the primary consumers

• They serve as the main decomposers

• They regulate the population of other species, maintaining the balance of the ecosystem

• They regulate the temperature of the ecosystem

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Define a food chain and provide an example that ends with an apex predator.

• A food chain is a series of restaurants where each restaurant serves a different type of cuisine.

• A food chain is a series of animals where each animal is eaten by the previous one in the chain.

• A food chain is a series of organisms where each organism is eaten by the next one in the chain. An example of a food chain is grass (producer) being eaten by a grasshopper (primary consumer), which is then eaten by a frog (secondary consumer), and finally eaten by a snake (tertiary consumer), which is then eaten by an eagle (apex predator).

• A food chain is a series of grocery stores where each store sells different types of food.

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