A fox catches and eats a mouse. In this interaction, the fox is the ____.
A) parasite
B) predator
C) prey
D) herbivore
E) mimic

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The fox is the predator, as it hunts and eats the mouse. The mouse is the prey, as it is the one being hunted and eaten. A parasite is an organism that lives on or in another organism and benefits at the host's expense, which does not describe this interaction. A herbivore is an animal that only eats plants, which does not apply to the fox in this scenario. A mimic is an organism that resembles another organism in order to gain an advantage, which also does not apply to this interaction.

A Fox Catches and Eats a Mouse