ACT 11 AND ACT 12

species interactions where one species feeds on another which enhances the fitness of the predator but reduces the fitness of the prey.

an organism that is killed and eaten by other animals.

an animal that kills and eats other organisms.

3 Types of Predation

Interaction between two animals where one will be eaten by the other.

the consumption of plant material by animals, and herbivores are animals adapted to eat plants.

an individual organism, the parasite, consumes nutrients from another organism, its host, resulting in a decrease in fitness to the host.

3 Characteristics of Prey

Sharp, pointed teeth for grabbing and cutting their food. Predators don’t usually chew the meat completely. It is swallowed whole or in chunks

Have sharp claws that the predators use to hold onto the prey while they are killing it