OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
ECOLOGY
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Question
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An animal that feeds on dead animals or dead plant materials is called a(n) ____
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herbivore
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scavenger
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omnivore
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autotroph
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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: -Nature has its own recycling system: a group of organisms called decomposers. Decomposers feed on dead things: dead plant materials such as leaf litter and wood, animal carcasses, and feces. They perform a valuable service as Earth’s cleanup crew.
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