Predator and Prey relationships in ecosystems

What is the name for an animal that hunts and eats other animals?

• prey
• mean
• predator
• decomposer

What is the name for an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal?

• prey
• mean
• predator
• decomposer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

In the ocean, a shark feeds on seals. Which animal is the prey?

• shark
• seals

In the ocean, a shark feeds on seals. Which animal is the predator?

• shark
• seals

What is the word for an animal that eats only meat?

• herbivore
• carnivore
• omnivore

What is the word for an animal that eats only plants?

• herbivore
• carnivore
• omnivore

What is the word for an animal that eats both plants and animals?

• herbivore
• carnivore
• omnivore

Rabbits are herbivores. They feast on lettuce and other small plants. What role do rabbits play in this ecosystem?

• predator
• prey

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Killer whales eat only meat. They are ______. 

• herbivores
• carnivores
• omnivores

Beetles feed on small plants. They are _______.

• herbivores
• carnivores
• omnivores