ECOLOGY
ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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Producer
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Consumer
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Scavenger
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Decomposer
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hyenas are a specialized type of carnivore called a scavenger. Scavengers consume the bodies of animals the scavenger did not kill. Most hyenas are also hunters. A scavenger is an organism that mostly consumes decaying biomass, such as meat or rotting plant material.
Detailed explanation-2: -While decomposers break down dead, organic materials, detritivores-like millipedes, earthworms, and termites-eat dead organisms and wastes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Scavengers are the animals that feed on dead and decaying plants and animal. Vulture is a prominent example of a scavenger.
Detailed explanation-4: -Scavengers are animals that survive by eating dead animals. Scavengers keep the area clean by feeding on dead animals. As a result, they are also known as cleaners.