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a predator can be prey, for example cats eat birds and cayotes eat cats

for example a cat eats birds and cayotes eat cats A predator is an animal that hunts its prey, kills it and eats it. Prey is that which predators hunt, kill and eat. A snake eats mice, therefore it is a predator but an eagle eats snakes, therefore the snake is now a prey.

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How do predator and prey interact with each other?

Predators hunt, kill and eat their prey animals. Prey animals tries to outrun, or stay hidden, and in rare cases, fight off their predators.


When does Predation occurs in a ecological population?

When an animal is both predator and prey is when they eat other animals but other animals hunt them also. I hope that helped. Improved: Like sea turtles, they eat jellyfish, but their eggs are eaten by humans and birds. Or like a bird, they eat bugs and things like that, but then cats and other bigger animals eat birds.


How do the deciduous forest animals interact with each other to survive?

Deciduous forest animals interact by forming complex food chains and webs, where predators hunt for prey to obtain food. Some animals may form symbiotic relationships, such as mutualism or commensalism, to help each other survive. Additionally, animals may also compete for resources like food, shelter, and mates, leading to natural selection and adaptations for survival.


Explain how symbiotic relationships are similar and different from predator-prey interactions?

different:A symbiotic relationship involves 2 species living together. Mutualism is when both benefit. Commensalism is when one benefits without harming the other. Parasitism is when one species benefits while harming--but not killing--the other. An example of parasitism would be a tick on a dog. If the dog died, it would stop pumping blood for the tick to consume. In predator-prey relationships, most often one party must die for the other to benefit.simmilar:both have at least one species that benefits


Predator hunting tactics and prey defense mechanisms are examples of?

coevolution, where the traits of both predator and prey evolve in response to each other in an ongoing arms race. This interaction helps shape the behaviors and adaptations of both species to increase their survival and reproductive success.

Related Questions

Which two organisms are competing with each other?

I think predator and prey because an predator attack on an prey and they both are organisms because they are animals.


Is there eight lettered word about animals that's hunt each other?

Predator.


How do members of a community interact with each others?

lants giving food to animals and other animals getting food from them (also like predator to prey)


Do animals copy people or do people copy animals?

They both copy each other.


How do predator and prey interact with each other?

Predators hunt, kill and eat their prey animals. Prey animals tries to outrun, or stay hidden, and in rare cases, fight off their predators.


How do animals and plants depend on each other in habitat?

Animals and Plants are very much dependent on each other, they both NEED each other to survive. Animals help pollinate plants, and the plants would go extinct if the animals didnt do that. Plants also provide nutrients for the animals, they are a part of the animal's diet. so it's the circle of life.


How do tigers act when around gorillas?

I wouldn't recommend those two animals getting near each other. Both of them can be hostile to each other when their young are around and they feel they must protect them. And tigers will hunt other animals as prey.


How do a predator and its prey control each other’s population?

Well, If there is no predator, then the prey's population will be too high and it will eat all of the food it has. Also if there is no prey, then there will be no predator.


What is the scientific term for when two animals benefit from each other?

Mutualism is the scientific term for a relationship in which two animals benefit from each other. This type of symbiotic relationship is mutually beneficial for both species involved.


What effect do animals have on each other?

Animals have a world of effect on each other. It is like a family, what one member does affects the whole family. All right, say a race of mice dies out in a certain part of the earth like a small desert. Well the mouse is both prey and predator the species that it preys will dramaticly increase destroying the balance. And the animal that eats themice will probably die of starvation because its prey is no longer alive. All animals effect each other. Have a nice Day!


When does Predation occurs in a ecological population?

When an animal is both predator and prey is when they eat other animals but other animals hunt them also. I hope that helped. Improved: Like sea turtles, they eat jellyfish, but their eggs are eaten by humans and birds. Or like a bird, they eat bugs and things like that, but then cats and other bigger animals eat birds.


What do desert creatures eat?

Desert animals either eat plants or they eat each other. Some eat both plants and animals (omnivores).