Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337408332
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 44, Problem 8SQ
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\Concept introduction: Predators are those that kill other another living organism for food. Predation is a kind of population control. Predators are a kind of biological interaction where they are adapted and often specialized for hunting. Many predators prefer the prey of a specific size, and the size of those individuals may change over time.
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