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Apex Predator

Key Stage 3

Meaning

An apex predator is an animal which hunts and kills other animals but is not hunted or killed by any others.

About Apex Predators

Apex predators may be a top carnivores but not all top carnivores are predators, some are scavengers.

Key Stage 4

Meaning

An apex predator is an animal which hunts and kills other animals but is not hunted or killed by any others.

About Apex Predators

Apex predators may be a top carnivores but not all top carnivores are predators, some are scavengers.
Apex predators often occupy the highest trophic level in a food chain or food web.

References

AQA

Apex predator, page 330-1, GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA'