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Interactions among Living Things

Question 2 • Science 7 B (M12 25/26 S2)

Which is the best example of predation?

Answer
A
Hookworms live in the intestines of dogs and feed on their blood.
B
Barn owls often capture and eat mice that live in fields.
C
A colony of termites protects the eggs laid by a queen termite.
D
Two species of shellfish grow in the same shallow ocean waters.

Explanation

Predation occurs when one organism captures and eats another. Barn owls catch and eat mice, so this is predation. Hookworms feeding on a dog’s blood is parasitism, not predation.

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