Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Predation
Defines the term predation, describes the types, and explains the roles predation plays in population management, in species diversity, and in natural selection. (Published: December 28, 2009)
PBS
Idaho Ptv: Predators
A comprehensive resource on the topic of predators. Includes half-hour video, facts, links, a reading list, resources for teachers, and a glossary, While there are links to videos, they may no longer work.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Predation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discover the predator prey relationship and the ways organisms adapt to predation. Understand the impact predation has on population size and evolution.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Predatory Prey Relationships: The Fox and the Rabbit Game
This activity helps students understand how predator-prey interactions affect population sizes and how competitive interactions affect population sizes. They will also explore the major factors that influence the predator-prey relationship.
Ed Koday
Web Archive: Ambush Bug
Ambush bugs are predators which normally lie in wait for prey. They have front legs fitted for grasping, much like that of a praying mantis. They commonly sit on a flower waiting for insects attracted to flowers. Goldenrod is a favorite...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: From the Top of the Food Chain Down: Rewilding Our World
Our planet was once populated by megafauna, big top-of-the-food-chain predators that played their part in balancing our ecosystems. When those megafauna disappear, the result is a "trophic cascade," where every part of the ecosystem...
PBS
Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Mangroovin'
In this game, players take on the role of baby groupers, fish who grow up in the shelter of mangrove roots. They need to swim into open water to find food without falling prey to hungry predators.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Predator Protector Game Lesson
Describe the habitat, food web and ecosystem of shark species. Identify threats to sharks and explore how top predators help to maintain the balance of nature within ecosystems. This lesson plan also contains an interactive game.
Other
University of Wyoming: Predator Prey Database
You can download a database made by Dr. Robert LaVinge. The database will give you almost every predator prey relationship.
MadSci Network
Symbiotic Relationships in the Deciduous Forest
A brief definition of symbiotic, followed by explanations of mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism.
Other
Biology at Shaw High School: What Do Living Things Need to Survive?
Discusses the interrelatedness of all living things and of ecosystems and biomes, and what organisms need to survive and to maximize the carrying capacity of an ecosystem. This explanation is followed by a series of activities including...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Catch Me if You Can
Students are asked to explain the predator/prey relationship and how it helps to maintain the balance of the ecosystems.
Other
Buzzle.com: Animal Sake: 10 Examples of Predator Prey Relationships
Explains what a predator-prey relationship is and describes ten examples of this.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Predation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Predation is another mechanism in which species interact with each other. Predation is when a predator organism feeds on another living organism or organisms, known...
Ed Koday
Web Archive: Antlion
Have you ever heard of a "doodlebug"? Well, you're looking at one right up above! It is actually an insect called an antlion. The antlion gets its name because it is a voracious predator of ants and other insects. Actually, it's only the...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Predation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how predation affects population size and evolution.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 12.8 Predation
Understand the predator-prey relationship in an ecosystem.
PBS
Pbs Teachers:denali: The Wolf and the Moose: Predator and Prey Relationships
Examine the predator/prey relationship between wolves and moose in Alaska's Denali National Park and discuss how the balance of nature works between these two animals.
PBS
Pbs Teachers:mammals of Namib: Who's in Charge?
Identify mammals of the Namib Desert, categorize which are predators and which are prey and discuss the balance of nature in Namib.
PBS
Pbs Teachers:night Creatures of the Kalahari: Life in a Bottle
Understand that an ecosystem such as the Kalahari has a system of checks and balances to ensure that no species overpopulates and threatens the survival of other species. Chart a food chain and explore the balance between predator and prey.
Biology 4 kids
Biology4 Kids: Relationships Between Organisms
Species interact every day. That interaction is a vital part of how organisms develop and change over time. When you study species, it is important to watch the way they interact with their surroundings. There are four basic types of...
Other
Kathy's Critters: Predator Prey Bottle Column
Learn how to make a predator prey column out of 2 liter bottles. You can actually see the predator find the prey!