Predator and Prey Relationship

When two species evolve in response to the pressure each puts on the other we call this:

• microevolution

• macroevolution

• speciation

• coevolution

The predator - prey relationship is based primarily on the quest for:

• space

• symbiosis

• energy

• help

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Kills/hunts the other for energy:

• predator

• prey

• apex species

• herbivore

Eats only plants..predator on plants:

• carnivores

• omnivores

• detrivores

• herbivores

Symbiotic relationship in which harm is caused to a host:

• mutualism

• parasitism

• commensalism

• communism

This particular species parasitizes a host grasshopper to the point that he jumps and drowns in water..thus allowing the parasite to reproduce:

• hookworm

• ringworm

• hairworm

• filaria worm

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Prey avoids predators by strategies involving all of the following except:

• attraction

• detection

• capture

• handling

Detection predator avoidance strategy includes:

• camoflauge

• smell

• chemical toxins

• being out in the open

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Capture avoidance strategy for prey includes:

• camoflauge

• speed, numbers and schooling

• chemical toxins

• color

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Handling predator avoidance strategy includes:

• chemicals

• camoflauge

• speed

• flocks

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