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When Predators often feed on weak or sick animals in an ecosystem. The role of the predator is described as its what?
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What do you call an animal that catches and eats other animals?
An animal that eats other animals is known as a carnivore or secondary (or tertiary) consumer. An animal that catches and kills another animal (in order to eat it) is known as a predator (in ecology this would be a "true predator"). Examples of true predators are lions, wolves and eagles.
Which two animals are predators but never prey?
An animal that is a predator but is never or almost never prey is called an apex predator. The are a number of examples.
How do you use the word predators in a sentence?
A tiger is a very fierce predator since they eat other animals.
What term describes the behavior of an animal which warns that a predator is approaching?
Anti-predator adaptations are behaviors that animals have developed to warn other animals of predators. Group living with warning signals are some adaptations used.
How do predators help to select which animals will survive in nature?
Very often a predadator kills the weakest of a group of prey animals. The weakest are often ill. This action lessens the chances of diseases being passed on making the whole prey group healthier. Predation also acts to keep the population of a prey species in check avoid over poputalion and the resulting degrading and lessening of food and habitat.
Why might large predator populations be a good indicator of the ecological heath of an area?
A large population of predators indicates a healthy ecosystem that supports a large population of prey animals.
What organism is predator?
Predators eat other animals. Animals that are herbivores (plant eaters) are not predators. Lion- predatorBunny rabbit- not a predator
What enables an animals to survive in an ecosystem?
Animals find shelter in the ecosystem. The animals are predators. They use the resources they have.
Are animals afraid of their predators?
Yes most animals are afraid of their predators as the predator wants to kill and eat them.
Why might large predator populations be good indicator of the ecological health of an area?
A large population of predators indicates a healthy ecosystem that supports a large population of prey animals.
Why might large predator populations be a good indicator of the ecological health of an area?
A large population of predators indicates a healthy ecosystem that supports a large population of prey animals.
How does food chain show the relationship between plants and animals?
1. it tells you what animals are prey and what animals are predators 2.it also tells you what animals are considered prey to another predator.
Rabbits are predator or comsumers?
Rabbits are prey to a lot of animals that are predators.
What is a preador?
a predator is something that hunts other animals for example we are predators
Who Is a lion main predator?
No animals are predators on lions (excluding humans).
What does predators?
predators are an animal that eats other animals or hunt and those animals that they eat are called their prey and thats a predator I ANSWERD THE QUESTION
When an organism is first introduced into an ecosystem and has no predators what will it do?
the animals will eventually die
