A bird stalks, kills, and then eats an insect. Based on its behavior, which pair of ecological terms describes the bird?Group of answer choicesherbivore, decomposerproducer, heterotrophautotroph, herbivorecarnivore, consumer
Question
A bird stalks, kills, and then eats an insect. Based on its behavior, which pair of ecological terms describes the bird?Group of answer choicesherbivore, decomposerproducer, heterotrophautotroph, herbivorecarnivore, consumer
Solution
The bird is described by the ecological terms "carnivore, consumer".
Here's why:
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Carnivore: This term is used for animals that primarily eat other animals. In this case, the bird is eating an insect, which makes it a carnivore.
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Consumer: In the food chain, consumers are organisms that eat other organisms. The bird is eating an insect, so it's a consumer. It's not producing its own food (like a plant would), nor is it breaking down dead organisms (like a decomposer). Therefore, it's a consumer.
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