Which term describes the catching, killing and eating of one organism by another?

Which term describes the catching, killing and eating of one organism by another?

• A. Predator
• B. Predation
• C. Producer
• D. Qualitative study

Answer: (B)

Predation is the term for the feeding interaction in which one organism catches, kills and eats another. It describes the act of consumption that transfers energy from prey to predator and helps shape how populations and communities are structured. The organism that carries out this action is the predator, but the word describing the interaction itself is predation. A producer is something that makes organic matter (like plants or algae) and is unrelated to the act of catching and eating. A qualitative study is a research method, not a biological interaction.

Predation is the term for the feeding interaction in which one organism catches, kills and eats another. It describes the act of consumption that transfers energy from prey to predator and helps shape how populations and communities are structured. The organism that carries out this action is the predator, but the word describing the interaction itself is predation. A producer is something that makes organic matter (like plants or algae) and is unrelated to the act of catching and eating. A qualitative study is a research method, not a biological interaction.