Question

is the group of words in bold a phrase or a clause? although both species are casually classified as \big cats,\ lions are mostly nocturnal predators that hunt together, whereas cheetahs are diurnal predators that hunt alone. phrase clause

Explanation:

A clause has a subject and a verb. "Lions are mostly nocturnal predators that hunt together" has the subject "lions" and the verb "are". A phrase lacks a subject - verb combination.

Answer:

clause