AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ENERGY FLOW AND THE FOOD CHAIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which part of the food chain only eats meat?
A
herbivore
B
producer
C
carnivore
D
decomposer
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Carnivores are predators. They hunt and eat other animals to survive.

Detailed explanation-2: -Animals that eat other animals are called carnivores. Carnivores that eat herbivores are called secondary consumers, and carnivores that eat other carnivores are called tertiary consumers. Animals and people who eat both animals and plants are called omnivores.

Detailed explanation-3: -Animals that eat plants exclusively are herbivores, and animals that eat only meat are carnivores. When animals eat both plants and meat, they are called omnivores.

Detailed explanation-4: -Carnivores are living things that only eat meat. Animals like owls, tigers, sharks and cougars are carnivores.

Detailed explanation-5: -An omnivore is an organism that eats plants and animals. The term stems from the Latin words omnis, meaning “all or everything, ” and vorare, meaning “to devour or eat.” Omnivores play an important part of the food chain, a sequence of organisms that produce energy and nutrients for other organisms.

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