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==Key Stage 2==
===Meaning===
Prey are [[animalsanimal]] s that are hunted, killed and eaten by other [[animal|animals]]. : Singular [[Noun]]: '''Prey''': Plural [[Noun]]: '''Prey'''
===About Prey===
|[[File:FoodChainPredatorPrey1.png|center|600px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:600px; text-align:center;" |In this '''food chain''' the tree is a plant so it cannot be a [[predator]] or [[prey]]. The rhinoceros is [[prey]] because it gets hunted by the lion. The lion is a [[predator]] because it hunts the rhinoceros.
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|[[File:FoodChainPredatorPrey2.png|center|600px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:600px; text-align:center;" |In this '''food chain'''the grass is a plant so it cannot be a [[predator]] or [[prey]]. The grasshopper is [[prey]] for the baboon. The baboon is the [[predator]] of a grasshopper, but the baboon is also the [[prey]] of the cheetah. The cheetah is the [[predator]] of the baboon.
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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
[[Prey]] are [[animal]]s that are hunted, killed and eaten by other [[animal|animals]].
==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
[[Prey]] are [[consumer]]s that are hunted, killed, and eaten by other [[consumer]]s.
===About Prey===
: [[Prey]] may be a [[Primary Consumer|primary]] [[Secondary Consumer|secondary]] or [[Tertiary Consumer|tertiary consumer]]s.
: [[Prey]] are eaten by [[animal]]s that are in a higher [[Trophic Level|trophic level]].
: The only [[animal]]s which are not [[prey]] are known as [[Apex Predator|apex predators]].
===References===
====AQA====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945563/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945563&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=9a1d023a374038e6072f33c4f3cf808b ''Prey, page 109, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782946381/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782946381&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=5ec5fc3f6429e30c1d9ab9bca2bccf93 ''Prey, page 263, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Biology, CGP, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945954/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945954&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=100574c08fbbb64318256eb79ed61a76 ''Prey, page 323, GCSE Biology, CGP, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945598/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945598&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ad276ad49df77ab4b40ab4fd0fe10198 ''Prey, page 86, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA '']