Predator Prey Relationship

Definition of Prey

• animal that is hunted for as food

• animal that hunts organisms for food

Definition of Predator

• animal that is hunted for as food

• animal that hunts other animals for food

An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism

• Predator
• Prey
• Competition
• Adaptation

The organism that does the killing in a predation interaction

• Predator
• Prey
• Competition
• Adaptation

On a safari at night, a lion hunts and feeds on an antelope. In this relationship, the lion is the ____________________ and the antelope is the _________________.

• Parasite/host
• Predator/prey
• Prey/Predator

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

• Herbivore/Predator
• Carnivore/Prey
• Carnivore/Predator

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

A consumer that hunts is called:

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

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

• Predator
• Alpha
• Prey
• Mutualistic partner

What role does the mouse play?

• Predator
• Prey