Key learning points

1. An animal that eats mostly meat or the flesh of other animals is a carnivore.
2. A predator is an animal that hunts, kills and eats other animals.
3. Some animals do not have any predators of their own. These animals are at the top of a food chain.
4. An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal is called prey.
5. Many animals are both predator and prey.

Keywords

• Food chain - A food chain shows how living things depend on each other for food.

• Consumer - A consumer in a food chain is an animal which eats other animals or plants.

• Carnivore - A carnivore is an animal that eats meat or the flesh of animals.

• Predator - A predator is an animal that hunts, kills and eats other animals.

• Prey - An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal is called prey.

Common misconception