Type of Diet Consumed Flashcards

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The flesh eaters have a short or simple GIT organization and primarily feed on meat and animal entrails. They require nutrients from animal tissues, have high enzyme activity, and have limited nitrogen conversation.

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Carnivores

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They are vegetarians who rely on plant materials, which are not easily digestible. They have evolved adaptations to efficiently utilize fibrous feeds, resulting in long, large, complex, and modified GITs.

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Herbivores

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They flesh and plant eaters, and have GIT that is immediate between carnivores and herbivores in terms of anatomy and efficiency using fibrous plant parts.

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Omnivores

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The grain feeders that primarily consume plant seeds or high-energy grains/cereals, they are lacking in teeth but possess unique specialized GIT for efficient grain digestion.

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Granivores

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