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Scavengers
Scavengers are a diverse group of consumers who are responsible for eating the 'leftovers' of other animals. From the vulture flies, scavengers are one of the broadest groups of consumers that exist.
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Are segmenteed worms scavengers?
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Diffusion is the way in which segmented worms breathe.
Specifically, the process in question draws upon the permeable skin surface of the segmented worm. A segmented worm's skin is capable of expeling carbon dioxide as waste and taking in oxygen for respiration. To do so, a segmented worm nevertheless must live in a humid, moist environment so that the skin does not dry out and become impermeable.
What are scavengers and how they are useful for the environment?
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This is because scavengers are organisms that feed on dead or decaying matter .
Are sharks cannibals or scavengers?
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Depends if they are vegetarianor not.
While no species includes its own species as part of its own food chain, shark are frequently known to eat each other. This may happen almost accidentally, as part of a feeding frenzy, and it also certainly happens over territorial disputes among benthic sharks. Sharks also attack and eat those of their species which are sick or weak. There are even records of shark in the womb attacking their birthmates.
Sharks (like the great white, mako, tiger, and hammerhead) are swift predators that eat fish, squid, other sharks, and marine mammals Occasionally, a group of sharks will attack a food source (for example, a school of fish) in a maniacal fashion. They will wildly attack the food and anything in the area, even each other, sometimes wounding or eating fellow sharks Mother grey nurse sharks do not feed their babies in utero because there is no umbilical cord connecting the two. So, to survive, the growing babies eat their younger siblings until there's only one pup left in each of the mother's two uteri. "It's inter-uterine cannibalism,"
some kinds of sharks it there babys if there hungry
Sometimes. Not all types of sharks do, but during a feeding frenzy this could happen, and some bigger sharks like bull sharks and great white sharks prey on smaller sharks.
Great hammerhead sharks are known to be cannibalistic.
Sharks will eat pretty much anything they can sink their teeth into. License plates, dogs, pigs, whales, fish, dolphins, turtles... humans. But the three main man-eating sharks are Tiger, Great White, and Bull sharks.
What animals are scavengers in the arctic?
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The Artic Wolf, Artic Fox, Glaucous Gulls, Snowy Owls, Wolverines, Northern Fulmar and Ivory Gulls are all considered scavengers in the Arctic Regions. Though many of those mentioned can/will sometimes hunt, they usually scavenge. Polar Bears sometimes scavenge as well.
Are butterfly a scavengers?
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Yes, a dragonfly is scientifically a scavenger. Some people say that they are not but I have studied dragonflies and all of my partners that also study dragonflies say that dragonflies are a scavenger.
Are crows scavengers?
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Crows aren't considered birds of prey, so no, the don't "hunt other birds of prey" that said, I'm pretty sure crows don't really hunt, they're more like scavengers. The will sometimes eat young pigeons, but they're more likely to nosh on roadkill and such.
P.S. why did you post this in the eagles category? Crows aren't eagles.
Source: I'm researching birds of prey and stuff to get a Falconry license.
What is bald headed bird and has a brown body and is a scavenger?
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The eagle.
Five letters: e a g l e
An eagle will hunt and fish, but it will take the role of a scavenger if carrion is available for the taking.
Sounds like the bald eagle you describe here. Bald eagle's diet consists of around 70% fish, but will take ducks and other waterfowl, also small mammals on occasion. They will scavenge dead animals as well, as will most raptors, especially the Buteo hawks, including the red tailed, red shouldered, and broad winged hawks.
Is a eagle a decomposer or scavenger?
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A scavenger.
Decomposers break down dead bodies into to minerals to be returned to the ground.
Is a butterfly a scavenger or a decompose?
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A Decomposer is a dragonfly really a decomposer
Is algae a scavenger?
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Plankton is a very diverse group of microorganisms. Some plankton species are detritivores, but most are not and obtain their food from other sources.
Are turkeys scavengers?
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This depends on which turkey you are referring to.
Wild turkeys are omnivores and have been known to feed on plants, insects, and even small reptiles.
The turkey vulture is a scavenger.
What is the role of scavengers?
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Scavengers prey on and consume those others creatures who have fallen and are unable to protect themselves. They help to break down and reduce the matter into smaller pieces. Scavengers can also be viewed as some of the Earth's cleansers, as they rid the land of the dead faster than decomposing does.
Do scavengers eat decomposers?
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No. If anything, scavengers supply energy to the decomposers. Scavengers eat dead animal carcasses, and then leave the rest. Decomposers let out strong enzymes that break down the carcass until there is nothing left but H2O, CO2, and nutrients which the decomposers absorb for energy.
Is cockroach a scavenger?
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Yes, A cockroach is a detrivorous... It feeds on almost anything including dead organisms. Cockroaches feed on things that are usually rotten thats why you see them in dumpsters or in un sanitary areas.
What animals feed on dead animals they find?
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Vulture, Hyena, a type of wild cat, Coyotes ext..
Why are scavengers and decomposers called eco friendly?
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scavengers are called nature's cleaners because i don't give a crap
What are examples of scavengers in the ocean?
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hermits crabs are one of the most common scavengers in the ocean.
Is an owl a scavenger or decomposer?
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Negatory. An owl is a predator.
An owl would play the role of a carnivore, not a decomposer. Decomposers are organisms, such as fungi, bacteria, and some insects, that break organic material down into a food source for producers to then use to make their food.
