Predator - prey relationships

Predation is a kind of interspecific competition, operating between the predator and prey species

Predator - prey relationships

• predators have evolved to become highly efficient at capturing prey

  • eg sudden bursts of speed, stealth, fast reactions

• prey organisms have evolved alongside their predators

  • eg camouflage, mimicry, defence mechanisms such as spines

• if evolution had not occurred one or both species may have become extinct

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