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An animal whose main food source is plant material is called a:Read the answer and worked solution →Herbivores that specialise in eating leaves are called:Read the answer and worked solution →A lion that relies entirely on animal flesh is an example of an:Read the answer and worked solution →A dog, which also eats non animal food, is best described as a:Read the answer and worked solution →

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An animal whose main food source is plant material is called a:

  1. Herbivore
  2. Herbalist
  3. Hedgehog
  4. Heirloom
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Correct answer: A. Herbivore

1. The diet is plant based. 2. The gut handles bulky roughage. 3. Such an animal is a herbivore. _Source: OpenStax Biology 2e, Chapter 34, Animal Nutrition and the Digestive System._

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Herbivores that specialise in eating leaves are called:

  1. Fossorials
  2. Folivores
  3. Foragers
  4. Formicids
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Correct answer: B. Folivores

1. The prefix points to foliage. 2. Fruit eaters are frugivores instead. 3. Leaf eaters are folivores. _Source: OpenStax Biology 2e, Chapter 34, Animal Nutrition and the Digestive System._

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A lion that relies entirely on animal flesh is an example of an:

  1. Obligate carnivore
  2. Obliging carnivore
  3. Obscure carnivore
  4. Observed carnivore
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Correct answer: A. Obligate carnivore

1. It cannot survive on plants. 2. The cat family is the classic case. 3. That is an obligate carnivore. _Source: OpenStax Biology 2e, Chapter 34, Animal Nutrition and the Digestive System._

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