Predation Species A hunts and is a predator of Species B –Predator – is the animal that hunts –Prey – is the animal that is hunted

Competition The “fight” for resources in the environment –Interspecific – occurs among members of different species –Intraspecific – occurs among members of the same species

NAME: The Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus DESCRIPTION: in summer the hare is reddish brown above and white underneath, while in winter it becomes totally white, except for the tips of its ears, which remain black. GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Northern US and Canada FOOD: This hare is completely vegetarian, feeding on many plant species in summer, and bark and shoots in winter

NAME: The Canadian Lynx Lynx canadensis DESCRIPTION: Its fur is usually white tipped, giving it a frosted appearance, and is only indistinctly spotted; they have black ear tufts GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Canada, Alaska, Northern US in boreal forests FOOD: almost exclusively snowshoe hares, small rodents and sometimes small ungulates

The Canadian Lynx and The Snowshoe Hare Does the predator effect the prey, or does the prey effect the predator?