Difference between revisions of "Prey"

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Prey are animals that are hunted, killed and eaten by other animals.

A prey animal is hunted, killed and eaten by a predator.


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.

In this food chainthe 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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-An [[animal]] that is hunted, killed and eaten by other [[animal|animals]].
+==Key Stage 2==
+===Meaning===
+Prey are [[animals]] that are hunted, killed and eaten by other [[animal|animals]].
+===About Prey===
+: A '''prey''' [[animal]] is hunted, killed and eaten by a [[predator]].
+===Examples===
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+|[[File:FoodChainPredatorPrey1.png|center|600px]]
+|-
+| 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.
+|-
+|[[File:FoodChainPredatorPrey2.png|center|600px]]
+|-
+| 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.
+|}