A wood mouse eats leaves for food, while a badger eats wood mice for food. Which animal is the prey in this food chain?

Wood mouse

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Badger

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Both wood mouse and badger

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Both leaves and badger

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Solution

The correct option is A Wood mouse
Badger hunts mice for feeding on their flesh. Wood mouse is the prey and badger is the predator in this food chain.
Predator -> Badger
Prey -> Wood mouse

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A wood mouse eats leaves for food, while a badger eats wood mice for food. Which animal is the prey in this food chain?

The correct option is A Wood mouseBadger hunts mice for feeding on their flesh. Wood mouse is the prey and badger is the predator in this food chain. Predator -> Badger Prey -> Wood mouse

The correct option is A Wood mouse
Badger hunts mice for feeding on their flesh. Wood mouse is the prey and badger is the predator in this food chain.
Predator -> Badger
Prey -> Wood mouse