What is predation?

Predation is the interaction between herbivores and carnivores.

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Predation is the interaction between animals and plants.

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Predation is consumption of one organism by another.

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Solution

The correct option is C Predation is consumption of one organism by another.
Predation is usually used to define the consumption of herbivorous animal by a carnivorous animal. Technically though, even a Gazelle has a predatory relationship with the grass that it eats. Thus, predation could be best described as consumption of one organism by another.

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Regarding assertion and reason, select the right option.

Assertion [A]: A carnivore can be a predator for another carnivore.

Reason [R]: Predation does not limit itself to a carnivore eating a herbivore. Predation is a type of interaction where some organisms eat other organisms.

Q. In predation interaction, the beneficial organism is known as (i)______ while the detrimental one is called (ii)_______.

Assertion – Predation is an interspecific interaction where one species eats another.
Reason – Predator and their prey maintain fairly equal population through time.

Q. In predation interaction, the beneficial organism is known as (i)______ while the detrimental one is called (ii)_______.

Q. Predation of small herbivores by carnivores leads to ecological imbalance.

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