AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ENERGY FLOW AND THE FOOD CHAIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An animal that gets energy by eating only other animals is a(n)
A
herbivore
B
carnivore
C
omnivore
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An animal that eats producers, like plants or algae, is called an herbivore. Carnivores eat other consumers . This means they eat other animals. Animals that eat both producers and consumers are called omnivores.

Detailed explanation-2: -A mammal that eats only the meat from other animals is a carnivore. In the wild, a carnivore will hunt other animals for food. Carnivores usually have to eat a lot to give them the energy they need.

Detailed explanation-3: -A carnivore is an organism that mostly eats meat, or the flesh of animals. Sometimes carnivores are called predators. Organisms that carnivores hunt are called prey.

Detailed explanation-4: -Many carnivores get their energy and nutrients by eating herbivores, omnivores, and other carnivores. The animals that eat secondary consumers, like owls that eat rodents, are known as tertiary consumers.

Detailed explanation-5: -A carnivore is an animal or plant that eats the flesh of animals. Most, but not all, carnivorous animals are members of the Carnivora order; but, not all members of the Carnivora order are carnivorous.

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