Introduction

Question 1

what are herbivores??
Give examples?

Answer 1

Animals which eat
only plant products
eg.cow, pig ,donkey.

Question 2

What are carnivores??
Give examples?

Answer 2

animals which hunt and eat other animals
eg.tiger, lion, snake.

Question 3

What are omnivores?/
Give examples?

Answer 3

Animals which eat both plant and animals
eg. peacock, bear

Question 4

What are parasites??
Give examples?

Answer 4

Animals which depend on other animals for food, water and shelter
eg. tapeworm, hookworm, leech, mosquitoes.

Question 5

What are the two types of parasites??
Give examples.

Answer 5

1. endo parasites 2. exo parasites
   eg. tapeworm eg. mosquitoes

Question 6

scavengers, what are they??
Give examples.

Answer 6

An animal that feeds on carcus, dead plant and animal material.
eg.vulture, black kites

Question 7

What are decomposers??
Give examples.

Answer 7

Animals which feed on decomposing matter and convert it into simpler substances.
eg. dung beetle, soil worm

Question 8

heterotrophic nutrition is known as??

Answer 8

holozoic nutrition

Question 9

definition of holozoic nutrition

Answer 9

a mode of nutrition where animals consume complex organic solid substances to obtain their nutrition….

Question 10

why are decomposers important?

Answer 10

Decomposers play a critical role in the flow of energy through an ecosystem. They break apart dead organisms into simpler inorganic materials, making nutrients available to primary producers.