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An organism that eats detritus is termed a decomposer.

A herbivore eats living plants, and a carnivore living animals. Decomposers make a meal out of fallen leaves, animal droppings, animal corpses, dead plants, whatever is in the compost heap, and so on.

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14y ago

Detritus is not an animal but a term for organic, nonliving waste such as poo.

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Yes, detritivores do eat herbivores, but only after they have died and are beginning to decompose. Detritivores eat decaying plant and animal material or detritus.

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yes since it consumes the remains of other organisms. It does not produce its own energy (through photosynthesis or cellular respiration) like autotrophs do.

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Carnivore eats meat and a Herbivore does not eat meat but eats plants; like a fox (carnivore) and a rabbit (herbivore).

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I happen to be an omnivore but I suspect your teacher wants to know which YOU are.

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No, a carnivore eats only meat. An herbivore eats only plants. An omnivore, such as a bear, fox or raccoon, eats both plants and animals.

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