Predation Definition
Predation is when a predator eats its prey for energy and nutrients. For example, a lion eating a zebra helps it grow.
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Food Webs
Fun Facts
- Eagles are at the top of a food web when it comes to predation - they have no predators.
- A predation relationship exists between hyenas and zebras.
- Predation helps keep an ecosystem in balance.
Why Do We Need To Know About Predation
Learning about how animals hunt each other helps us understand how nature stays balanced. Top predators keep other animal numbers from getting too high. This is important for jobs in protecting animals and nature, since predators help keep everything working well together.
When people hunt too many predators like wolves, there can be too many of their prey, like deer. This shows why it’s important to know how animals hunting each other affects our environment. It helps us make better decisions for protecting animals and nature, and shows what happens when we upset nature’s balance.
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In this lesson, we learn that:
- A food web is a model of intersecting food chains.
- Food of almost any kind can be traced back to the sun.
- Decomposers break down dead organisms.
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