Prey & Predators
What is a predator and what is a prey?
A predator is an animal that preys on other animals. A prey animal is an animal that gets preyed on by predators.
What is a food chain
A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms
What is a primary consumer?
An animal that feeds on plants.
What is a secondary consumer?
What is a tertiary consumer?
An apex predator that eats secondary consumers, A.K.A. Apex predators.
Name one prey animal and one predator
Prey: lion
Predator: zebra
(Both are examples)
What is a food web
Food webs are complex interconnected networks
Name a primary consumer
Any herbivore!
Name a secondary consumer
Any carnivore!
Name a tertiary consumer
Any omnivore!
Name the prey and predator in this scenario:A cat is hungry, so the cat chases a mouse.
The cat is the predator and the mouse is the prey.
What happens if a species disappears from a food chain?
Prey populations will increase or decrease in population.
Which is the primary consumer? A lion that eats meat or a rabbit that eats plants
The rabbit
Which is the secondary consumer in this scenario? A rabbit eating fox or a bear that eats plants and animals
The fox
Which is the tertiary consumer in this scenario? A shark that eats other fish and plants or a snake that eats other animals.
The shark
What are two adaptations that prey animals have to avoid getting hunted?
Camouflage, color patterns, physical traits, etc.
Would a food chain be able to thrive if a species got removed?
No
What is the main purpose of a primary consumer?
Act as a transfer of energy through the food chain
What is the main purpose of a secondary consumer?
To help keep the populations of primary consumers under control
What is the main purpose of a tertiary consumer?
To keep the food chain under control, eating smaller animals and controlling numbers throughout the food chain.