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==Key Stage 2=====Meaning===A '''predator''' is an [[animal]] that hunts and kills other [[animal|animals]] to eat. : Singular [[Noun]]: '''Predator''': Plural [[Noun]]: '''Predators''' ===About Predators===: '''Predators''' usually have sharp [[teeth]], claws or beaks.: Many '''predators''' have eyes at the front of their head to give them good vision of their [[prey]].: An [[Animal]] that is eaten by a '''predator''' is called [[prey]].: A '''predator''' can also be [[prey]]. For example a cat hunts and kills mice, but a cat might be hunted and killed by a fox. ===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.|} ==Key Stage 3=====Meaning===A '''predator''' is an [[animal]] that hunts and kills other [[animal|animals]] to eat. ===About Predators===: Some [[predator]]s are [[Top Carnivore|top carnivores]] which means no other [[animal]] eats them. ==Key Stage 4=====Meaning===A '''predator''' is a [[consumer]] that hunts and kills other [[consumer]]s for nutrition. ===About Predators===: A '''predator''' may be a [[Secondary Consumer|secondary]], [[Tertiary Consumer|tertiary]] or [[Quaternary Consumer|quaternary consumer]].: [[Predator]]s eat [[animal]]s that are in a lower [[Trophic Level|trophic level]].: Some [[predator]]s are [[Apex Predator|apex predators]] which means no other [[consumer]] hunts them. ==Beyond the Curriculum=={{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuLUdd9QyOM}} ===References=======AQA==== :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851362/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851362&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=7d78d70a2044ee9982dae010c94af92a ''Predators, introduction of, pages 79-80, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, 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 ''Predators, 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 ''Predators, 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 ''Predators, page 323m 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=ad276ad49df77ab4b40ab4fd0fe10195 ''Predators, page 86, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851338/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851338&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=425855d5890466e47189e1c21b67a1ea ''Predators, pages 238-9, 241, GCSE Biology, Hodder, AQA '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359373/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359373&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=952a73bbb09d222ecc4b50d200679849 ''Predators, pages 264-265, 271, 276-277, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA '']