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By definition, a parasite lives within or on a host and derives its nutrition at the expense of the host. By definition, a carnivore is a meat eater, meaning that it derives its nutrition from animal flesh. Therefore, not all parasites would be carnivores, as some parasites do not consume animal flesh, but rather obtain nutrients from what the host consumes (i.e. an adult tapeworm living in the intestine).
However, there are parasites that do consume host tissue (i.e. a hookworm) and therefore, by a technicality, these can be considered carnivores. However, the term isn't traditionally used to describe parasites.
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Are disk cannibal snails herbivores or omnivores or carnivores?
They would be 'parasites.'
Are tape worms carnivores?
Tape worms are parasites that eat digested material. I don't think you can classify them as carnivores, herbivores, or omnivores.
Organisms that live in or on another organism to obtain food directly are called?
The most general answer is a consumer, which is then divided into carnivores (which eat other animals), herbivores (which eat plants) and detrivores (which eat non-living organic material).
Consumers can be classed variously as herbivores carnivores omnivores and parasites. Give examples for each of these categories of consumers?
yes cornovours are consumers.
Are Pacific cleaner shrimp carnivores?
Yes, Pacific cleaner shrimp are carnivores. They primarily feed on parasites, dead tissue, and other small organisms found on larger marine animals that they clean.
Is centipedes parasites or carnivores?
parasites
Are disk cannibal snails herbivores or omnivores or carnivores?
They would be 'parasites.'
Which category does leech come herbivores parasites carnivores omnivores or scavengers?
some are parasite and some are scavengers
Are tape worms carnivores?
Tape worms are parasites that eat digested material. I don't think you can classify them as carnivores, herbivores, or omnivores.
Organisms that live in or on another organism to obtain food directly are called?
The most general answer is a consumer, which is then divided into carnivores (which eat other animals), herbivores (which eat plants) and detrivores (which eat non-living organic material).
Consumers can be classed variously as herbivores carnivores omnivores and parasites. Give examples for each of these categories of consumers.?
yes cornovours are consumers.
Consumers can be classed variously as herbivores carnivores omnivores and parasites. Give examples for each of these categories of consumers?
yes cornovours are consumers.
Is a raccoon a parasite?
No, raccoons are not parasites, they are consumers. They are technically classified as carnivores. In reality, they are omnivores as they eat a variety of plant and animal matter.
Are Pacific cleaner shrimp carnivores?
Yes, Pacific cleaner shrimp are carnivores. They primarily feed on parasites, dead tissue, and other small organisms found on larger marine animals that they clean.
Which are the most efficient users of solar energy herbivores or carnivores or omnivores or parasites?
Herbivores are typically more efficient users of solar energy compared to carnivores or omnivores because they directly consume plants which have already converted sunlight into chemical energy through photosynthesis. Carnivores and omnivores consume animals that have consumed plants, resulting in a less efficient transfer of energy up the food chain. Parasites derive energy from a host organism, so their efficiency in using solar energy is indirectly related to the efficiency of their host.
What eats the carnivore?
A carnivore can in fact be eaten by another carnivore, or in some cases by an omnivore (which eats meat and veggies). Humans are omnivores as an example. However, carnivores can also be eaten by organisms, and microorganisms such as fungii, worms, and microorganisms in the soils. Another way carnivores can be eaten are by parasites.
What are the predators of a carnivore?
In general, the predators of a carnivore would be a larger carnivore. The largest carnivores, said to be "apex predators" are not preyed upon by other species (although they may still have parasites).
