Predators and Preys

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

An example of a producer is _________________.

• a bird

• a grasshopper

• an owl

• a tree

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

• Herbivore/Predator

• Carnivore/Prey

• Carnivore/Predator

• Herbivore/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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A consumer that hunts is called:

• a producer.
• an omnivore.
• a predator.
• a herbivore.

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How do consumers get their energy? 

• laying in the sun
• eating other organisms 
• providing food for other organisms
• surviving in an ecosystem 

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

• predator

• consumer

• prey

• producer

What role does the mouse play?

• Predator

• Prey

• Producer

• Consumer

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Which of the following is a herbivore?

• cricket

• frog

• hawk

• shrew