Multiple choice

What do you call the organisms that eat dead animals?

  1. Herbivores

  2. Carnivores

  3. Omnivores

  4. Scavengers

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Scavengers are organisms that feed on dead animals that they did not kill themselves. Examples include vultures, hyenas, and some insects. Herbivores eat plants, carnivores hunt and kill live prey, and omnivores eat both plants and animals - none of these specifically characterize consumers of dead animals.