Predators and Prey

The way energy is passed from one organism to another

• food chain

• energy

• extinct

• habitat

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How are the living creatures in an ecosystem linked?

• By what they eat

• By how they breathe

• By their size

• By their species`

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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

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Identify the trophic level of the owl in the image

• Producer

• Primary consumer

• Secondary consumer

• Tertiary consumer

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What is one way predators locate their prey?

• They sit and wait for their prey to walk by.

• They use their sight and smell.

• They follow other animals.

What is one thing predators use to capture their prey?

• They use traps.

• They use cages.

• They use claws, fangs and stingers.

A rabbit population has grown very large. They are eating plants grown on farms. What could happen to the rabbit population if a predator such as a wolf was brought there?

• The predators would eat the rabbits.

• The predators would eat all the plants.

• The predators would leave because they would have nothing to eat.

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What is the opposite of predator?

• hunter

• carnivore

• prey

• omnivore

Which words from the text help readers understand the word predators?

• ice and snow

• such as reindeer

• animals that hunt

• animals that eat

One difference between predators and prey is the location of their _________.

• noses

• mouths

• ears

• eyes

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