LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

ECOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An organism that only eats plants is called?
A
Detrivore
B
Herbivore
C
Carnivore
D
Omnivore
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An herbivore is an organism that mostly feeds on plants. Herbivores range in size from tiny insects such as aphids to large, lumbering elephants. Herbivores are a major part of the food web, a description of which organisms eat other organisms in the wild.

Detailed explanation-2: -Plant eaters The food they have made is now ready for animals to take away. Animals that eat plants are called primary consumers, because they are the first (primary) consumers in the food chain. Many animals feed only on plants. Some insects, such as caterpillars, eat leaves.

Detailed explanation-3: -Carnivorous animals are those animals that can not prepare their own food and feeds on herbivores for gaining energy and nutrition. Lion, fox, eagle, etc are examples of carnivorous animals.

Detailed explanation-4: -Herbivores can be further classified into frugivores (fruit-eaters), granivores (seed eaters), nectivores (nectar feeders), and folivores (leaf eaters).

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