Q5 Why might prey size influence response to a predator? Your answer Some prey f

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Q5 Why might prey size influence response to a predator? Your answer Some prey form groups (aggregate) in the presence of a predator. One benefit of aggregation may result from defensive action by the entire group, but another potential benefit lies in reducing the per-individual likelihood of death. Detailed studies of the behaviors of individual fish in schools show that fish are in constant motion. A fish on the outside of a school swims inward, leaving other fish on the edge. These new'edge* fish then move inward and the cycle repeats.

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if the predator is large, the predator handling time increased because the prey size gets increased but if the predator is small, the predator handling time is constant.This was because the small predators consume the prey partially.

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