AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ENERGY FLOW AND THE FOOD CHAIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Bears eat berries and salmon. Bears are ____
A
producers
B
carnivores
C
omnivores
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Because they produce their food they are sometimes called producers. Hence the answer is option B, an omnivore.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bears are omnivores that have relatively unspecialized digestive systems similar to those of carnivores. The primary difference is that bears have an elongated digestive tract, an adaptation that allows bears more efficient digestion of vegetation than other carnivores (Herrero 1985).

Detailed explanation-3: -The bear is omnivorous. Its diet consists of berries, grain, fish, insects, birds and mammals. The bear will hunt deer and moose and also feed on carcasses.

Detailed explanation-4: -So, the correct answer is ‘An omnivore’.

Detailed explanation-5: -Examples of omnivores include bears, birds, dogs, raccoons, foxes, certain insects, and even humans. Animals that hunt other animals are known as predators, while those that are hunted are known as prey.

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