A snake catches and eats a small field mouse. Later that day, a hawk catches the snake and eats it.Which three terms describe the snake?

The snake is a consumer because it gets energy by eating other organisms. It is a predator when it catches and eats the field mouse, and it is prey when the hawk catches and eats it. Therefore, “consumer, predator, prey” describes the snake.

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