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Herbivores
This category covers questions about herbivores, organisms that obtain energy from a diet of mainly, or exclusively, autotrophs (producers). Generally, herbivores are known as primary consumers. Herbivores often survive more easily than carnivores (secondary consumers).
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Skunks are omnivorous, eating both plant and animal material and changing their diet as the seasons change. They eat insects and larvae, earthworms, small rodents, lizards, salamanders, frogs, snakes, birds, moles, and eggs. They also commonly eat berries, roots, leaves, grasses, fungi, and nuts.
In settled areas, skunks also seek human garbage. Less often, skunks may be found acting as scavengers, eating bird and rodent carcasses left by cats or other animals. Pet owners, particularly those of cats, may experience a skunk finding its way into a garage or basement where pet food is kept. Skunks commonly dig holes in lawns in search of grubs and worms.
Why are frog tadpoles herbivore and adult frogs carnivores?
Tadpoles are herbivores because their diet primarily consists of algae and plants. As they mature into adult frogs, their digestive system changes to accommodate a carnivorous diet of insects and small animals. This transition is due to the different nutritional needs of each life stage.
Yes, moose are herbivores. They feed on the previous summer's growth of aspen, black poplar, willow, birch, hazel, dogwood, and balsam fir during the fall, winter, and spring. Moose eat vegetation that grows in water during the summer.
What is the difference between an herbivore and a carnivore?
Herbivore = Creatures that only Leaves, vegetation and vegetables. (I.e. catapillars)
Carnivore = Creatures that eat Meat. and nothing but meat. (I.e. Lions)
Omnivore = creatures that eat both meat and Vegetation. (I.e. Humans.)
What are some herbivores carnivores and omnivores within the habitat of turtles?
Herbivores commonly found in the habitat of turtles include various types of aquatic plants, algae, and certain fruits. Common carnivores in a turtle habitat include fish, insects, and small crustaceans. Some omnivores that can be found in the habitat of turtles are certain turtle species, frogs, and some birds that consume both plant and animal matter.
It depends on the species. The animals most commonly known as kangaroos are herbivores, primarily eating grass and other vegetation. Besides grass, they eat young shoots and tender leaves of native shrubs. They enjoy grains as well, but being herbivorous, they do not eat any other animals. Kangaroos are grazing animals, and they will regurgitate their food to chew like cattle chew their cud. These kangaroos include the larger red and grey kangaroos, as well as wallaroos, wallabies, quokkas, potoroos and bettongs, or rat-kangaroos. Bettongs also eat fungi and tubers.
Tree kangaroos eat leaves, and sometimes fruit. Some varieties of tree kangaroo are omnivores, eating insects and other invertebrates. The Goodfellow's tree kangaroo has been known to eat eggs and small birds as well.
Smaller varieties of kangaroos such as the musky-rat kangaroo are omnivores, eating fruits, seeds, fungi insect larvae and small invertebrates such as grasshoppers and beetles.
There is no species of kangaroo which is classified as carnivorous.
Are phytoplankton herbivores omnivores or carnivores?
Phytoplankton by definition are autotrophic photosynthetic protists (eukaryotic single-celled organisms), who use mineral nutrients and atmospheric CO2 , and energy from sunlight to produce organic carbon compounds, later on used as energy source in respiration. So in their ecosystem they position as primary producers.
Herbivores are organisms feeding on phytoplankton, most commonly either rotifers or crustaceans. They are called zooplankton. So herbivory in aqueous ecosystems represents the kind of predator-prey interaction, where prey is algae or bacteria, and predators are either members of zooplankton, or sometimes also Protozoa (ciliates, nanoflagellates), or alveolates (dinoflagellates). Because the latter two can also be itself autotrophic and prey for other herbivores, those relations are little bit mixed up, when it comes to phytoplankton and herbivory.
Vertebrates are animals which have a backbone.
Invertebrates are animals without a backbone.
For example, the pig is a vertebrate, because it has a backbone, and the ant is an invertebrate because it has no backbone.
Another way to find out whether something is a vertebrate or invertebrate, is to classify it into the animal kingdoms. All mammals and fish definitely are vertebrates. Reptiles are invertebrates.
nope it is an invertebrate!!! happy to help!Is a grasshopper a herbivore or a carnivore?
Grasshoppers are herbivores. They will chew most types of leaves and vegetables, although prefer softer vegetation such as lettuce, carrots, and anions, rather than tree leaves.
Herbivores are animals that primarily eat plants. Their diet can include leaves, fruits, seeds, and other plant materials, and they play a key role in maintaining the balance of ecosystems by controlling plant growth and spreading seeds. Examples of herbivores include deer, rabbits, and cows.
Is a beetle a carnivore herbivore or omnivore?
Omnivore, I believe. I haven't seen them in the process of doing it, but they are also known as the "caterpillar hunter." What I have seen is large multiples of them swarming fig trees and eating up these fruits. The one I found recently however is rejecting the peaches and plums I have in my fridge so my guess is they are specialists over the meats/plants they consume
Are angelfish herbivores carnivores or omnivores?
They are omnivores. I have seen them eat live brine shrimp and herbivore flake food.
There are 86 different species of Marine Angelfish and 3 species of Freshwater Angelfish.
While most Angelfish species are omnivorous; some Angelfish species are completely herbivorous (algae eaters), and some are completely carnivorous (zooplankton eaters).
Most angelfish are omnivores.
yes
Is a finless porpoise a carnivore a herbivore an omnivore or a decomposer?
A finless porpoise is a carnivore, as they primarily feed on a diet of fish and squid. They hunt and consume other live animals as their main source of nutrition.
Is a whale a carnivore or a herbivore?
It depends on the whale. Whales are generally divided into two groups. One is the toothed whales, which are carnivorous. The other group is the baleen whales, which use baleen to strain plankton from the ocean waters. Plankton is the term applied to an extremely broad group of tiny living things that inhabit a particular zone or depth range in the waters. And there are some that are animals, and some that are plants - which is where we were going with our explanation. The toothed whales are carnivorous, and the baleen whales strain tiny animals and plants from the ocean. Since the baleen whales eat both the tiny plants and animals, they probably aren't herbivores. A link is provided to the Wikipedia article on whales and on plankton. Surf on over and have a look.
Yes, zebras are herbivores. They primarily eat grasses, leaves, and other vegetation.
Are frogs carnivores herbivores or omnivores?
Most frogs are carnivores as adults, feeding on insects such as grasshoppers, mosquitoes, moths, beetles and crickets, as well as worms, Spiders and snails. Contrary to popular opinion, they are not all insectivorous as some species may eat vertebrates such as lizards, small fish, other frogs, reptiles such as baby freshwater turtles, small birds and even mammals such as rodents and small bats. Frogs have teeth, and while these are not used to chew their food, they are used for gripping large prey.
However, it is important to note that tadpoles, the juvenile form of frogs, can range from herbivore, eating algae and decayed plant matter, to omnivores, as some tadpoles such as bullfrog tadpoles, known for their size in contrast to other North American Species, will eat animal proteins.
Carnivore. Frogs eat..
- Beatles
- Worms
- Flies
- Grasshoppers
- Crickets
- etc.
Is a red headed woodpecker a herbivore?
no because they eat young cowbirds and sparrows and their eggs. But don't shoot them because sparrows and cowbirds are bad.
What are herbivores carnivores and omnivores?
Carnivores are meat eaters so they eat meat. Examples of carnivores include lions, tigers, etc. Herbivores are plant eaters so they eat grass, flowers and all kinds of plant things. Examples of herbivores include deer, goats, sheep, buffalo, etc. Omnivores eat both meat and plants. Examples of omnivores include humans, monkeys, etc.
Herbivore, because they eat only plants
The beaver eats tree bark and cambium, the soft tissue that grow under the bark of a tree. They especially like the bark of willow, maple, birch, aspen, cottonwood, beech, poplar, and alder trees. Beavers also eat other vegetation like roots and buds and other water plants. The beaver has a specialized digestive system that helps it digest tree bark.
Is a Humming Bird a omnivore carnivore or herbivore?
I have recently researched on this and Hummingbirds eat insects and nectar. They do this to balance their diets. Therefore, they are OMNIVORES. There was some confusion over this, so I deleted everything so I could put the correct answer.
Are mice herbivores or omnivores?
Yes, only when they are out of food they will either eat each other and they will also eat plants. I am still thinking about them eating each other but they will eat plants if that is all they have to eat.
Rats are omnivores, meaning they eat both plant material and other animals. While they primarily feed on grains and fruits, they also consume insects, meat, and other sources of protein to meet their dietary needs.
Is chicken a herbivore carnivore or ominivore?
Omnivore
They do eat a good deal of vegetation, but they also scratch around the yard for small insects, worms, lizards, and other small critters.
Is the Blue Whale a carnivore or a herbivore?
The Blue Whale's diet consists almost entirely of Krill, which is a small sea crustacean. It will also occasionally consume small fish and sometimes even Squid. Thus assume the Blue Whale's diet is made up of animal matter and not plant, matter making it a carnivore.
Yes the blue whale is carnivore
Blue whales are carnivores. Their preferred food source are Krill, a tiny, shrimp-like creature that appear in big groups.
