Year 9 Predators and prey

What term describes an animal hunted by another animal for food?

(a)  

What term is an adaptation of animals to blend into their background?

• Sharp teeth

• Powerful leg muscles

• Long fur

• Camouflage

What is likely to happen to the population of a prey species if the population of its predator decreases?

• It will decrease

• It will stay the same

• It will increase

• It will become extinct

Identify the trophic level of the owl in the image

• Producer

• Primary consumer

• Secondary consumer

• Tertiary consumer

State the term for an animal species that feeds only on other animals (meat)

(a)  

How do bats find their prey?

• Echo location

• Eyesight

• Smell

• Touch

State the term for the posion released by the snake in the image

(a)  

What term describes an adaptation of an animal to look like another more dangerous animal to avoid being eaten by a predator?

• Camouflage

• Mimicry

• Evolutionary arms race

• Venomous

Identify the most likely predator of a gazelle

• Cheetah

• Elephant

• Zebra

• Wolf

What term describes the animal in the image?

• Angry bird

• Bird of prey

• Bird of paradise

• Bird of predator