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Organisms can be helped by camouflage to hide them and blends them into their natural surroundings, this helps them as predators of that particular organism, cant see them so its harder to hunt them down and eat them :)
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∙ 11y agoIf they animal is a carnivore, camouflage helps it stay undetected by its prey, however, if it is a prey, camouflaging helps the animal to stay undetected by the predator.
Animals need camouflage in order to hide from their predators. For example: Hen Pheasants are brown so when they are nesting in the tall brown grass they are harder for hunters and predators to see.
It can hide them from their enemies (that is the ones higher on the food chain).
The most important reason why animals camouflage is to hide from a predator.
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∙ 12y agoIT helps animals hide from their predators. A caterpillar is green to blend in with the leaves surrounding it and stick insects look like sticks. Tigers have stripes to blend in with the tall grasses in their habitat. For the prey, camouflage is a way to hide from the predator, and for the predator, camouflage helps them hide from their prey before they attack. A strange example of using camouflage are zebras. They use it to camouflage with each other. The predator cannot single out one zebra and usually gives up on trying to pounce on on. So as you can see, mimicry and camouflage help animals survive in many different ways. Hope this helps!
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∙ 14y agoThey are camouflaged to make it harder to be spotted by their prey!
Additionally it makes it harder to be caught by another predator and so they blend in with their territory.
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∙ 12y agoAn organism that can camouflage itself is less likely to be eaten by predators, and thus have more offspring/pass on its DNA.
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∙ 14y agoSo the prey can hide from predators and the predators can sneak up on the prey unnoticed.
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∙ 11y agoit allows that organism to hide from it's prey and it also makes it easier for them to hunt their prey since they will never see them coming so it's kind of like a surprise attack.
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∙ 10y agowhen they camouflage, their predators will not notice them, so they will not eat them.
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∙ 10y agoIt helps the predator to hide so it can catch it's prey and it helps prey to hide from a predator so it isn't caught.
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What is camaflouge?
camouflage is when animals blend in with their enviorment to hide from their predator or to catch their prey
How are the terms predator and prey related?
A prey is what a predator hunts down to kill and eat. A prey's predator is what eats it. For example: A gazelle is the prey of a leopard (predator).
How might making a scent help protect an animal from predators?
The scent made by the prey would trick the predator into thinking that the prey isn't there, so if the prey "isn't there" the predator can't attack it. :)
Is an shrew prey or predator?
What is the answer of this question is shrew a predator or a prey
What can eat a tiger?
A tiger can run, camouflage in the grass and catch prey.
What features will help keep a prey safe?
They camouflage so the predator doesn't see them
What is one adaptation that helps a predator and prey to survive?
camouflage
How does camouflage help a cheetah?
Cheetas don't have cammo. They have spots.
What is camaflouge?
camouflage is when animals blend in with their enviorment to hide from their predator or to catch their prey
What adaptations would a predator need to sneak up on prey?
It would need camouflage
How does camouflage help both predator and prey?
Predators benefit from predation because they get to EAT the animal!! Doesn't everyone enjoy eating?The prey benefit from predation because predators normally eat the weaker and unhealthier members of the prey population. Therefore, the stronger members of the prey population gets left to reproduce and pass on their traits to their offspring."Offspring" is another word for "babies."
What is another word for camouflage in animals?
Prey : A disguise from predators . Blending into one's environment .Predator : A predator disguises itself to catch its' prey; thus blending into one's environment .
Why predator have a white coat in the Arctic?
Camouflage. Having a coat that matches the dominant colour of the landscape makes it easy for a predator to stalk/hunt and kill prey.
How do the black and white stripes help the zebra?
The stripes help the tiger camouflage from its prey so that it can sneak up on it more easily. Since the tiger is an apex predator it really doesn't need camouflage for protection from any threats.
How does camouflage affect predation?
Camouflage helps a polar bear become a better predator because the prey doesn't see it coming.Although you should note that camouflage used mostly for defensive purposes.The prey cannot see the Polar bear approaching, it gives them the element of surprise, If the bears were black or brown like their counterparts, animals that they hunt would spot them a mile off
3 examples of predator and prey relationships?
Predator and prey evolve together. The prey is part of the predator's environment, and the predator dies if it does not get food, so it evolves whatever is necessary in order to eat the prey: speed, stealth, camouflage (to hide while approaching the prey), a good sense of smell, sight, or hearing (to find the prey), immunity to the prey's poison, poison (to kill the prey) the right kind of mouth parts or digestive system, etc. Likewise, the predator is part of the prey's environment, and the prey dies if it is eaten by the predator, so it evolves whatever is necessary to avoid being eaten: speed, camouflage (to hide from the predator), a good sense of smell, sight, or hearing (to detect the predator), thorns, poison (to spray when approached or bitten), etc
How is mimicry useful to predators and prays?
mimic is helpfull in mantaining the presence unknown. This would help a predator get close to the prey or the prey away from the predator.
