AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Scavengers consume the bodies of animals the scavenger did not kill. Most hyenas are also hunters. A scavenger is an organism that mostly consumes decaying biomass, such as meat or rotting plant material. Many scavengers are a type of carnivore, which is an organism that eats meat.

Detailed explanation-2: -While decomposers break down dead, organic materials, detritivores-like millipedes, earthworms, and termites-eat dead organisms and wastes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Scavengers are also known as decomposers. They feed on the dead bodies and thus those who are dependent on decaying smelly matter. Some of the popular examples of decomposers are vultures, crows, hyenas, etc.

Detailed explanation-4: -Some well known scavenger animals include vultures, hyenas, and raccoons. Hyenas are one of the most commonly identified scavengers. They eat the remains of dead animals after predators have taken most of the meat.

Detailed explanation-5: -Animals, who eat the flesh of dead animals, as food are called Scavengers. Example: vultures, hyena, coyote, raccoon, etc.