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Predator/prey interactions

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

Relationships between populations where one organism (predator) hunts and consumes another (prey), characterized by negative effects on prey and positive effects on predators.

AP course connection

Topic 8.5: 8.5 Community Ecology

Unit 8

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