A snake catches and eats a small field mouse. Later that day, a hawk catches the snake and eats it. Which three terms describe the snake? consumer, predator, prey parasite, predator, producer predator, producer, consumer prey, parasite, producer
The snake is a consumer and a predator because it eats or consumes another organism (the mouse), but it is also prey because it is consumed or preyed upon by another predator (the hawk).
