Types of Organisms
ProducersProducers are organisms that can produce biomass, which is organic matter that is derived from living or recently living organisms. Producers can create this from inorganic compounds. Most of these kinds of organisms are autotroph, which means they can produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis.
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HerbivoresA herbivore is an animal that gets its energy from eating plants, and only plants. Many herbivores have special digestive systems that let them digest all kinds of plants, including grasses. There are large herbivores, such as cows, medium-sized herbivores, such as rabbits, small herbivores, such as mice, pollinator herbivores, such as bees, and scavenger herbivores, such as worms.
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CarnivoreA carnivore is an organisms that derives its energy source from eating mostly meat, or animal tissue. They are able to acquire this through scavenging or predation. Organisms who only depend on the carcass of other animals for all their nutrition are call obligate carnivores, and organisms who also consume on non-animal foods are called facultative carnivores.
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OmnivoreAn omnivore is an animal that eats either other animals or plants. Some omnivores hunt for their food, others are scavengers that will eat dead matter, and others will eat eggs from other animals. Unlike herbivores, omnivores can’t digest substances in grains or plants that don’t produce fruit.They can eat fruits and vegetables though.
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