alleryStart learning →An animal that eats both plants and other animals is placed in which group?
AOmnivores
BHerbivores
CCarnivores
DRuminants
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Omnivores
1. Animals are grouped by diet into three categories.
2. Plant eaters are herbivores and meat eaters are carnivores.
3. Those that eat both plants and animals are omnivores.
4. Ruminant describes a stomach type, not what the animal chooses to eat.
_Source: OpenStax Biology 1e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 34 "Animal Nutrition and the Digestive System", section 34.1 | Digestive Systems_
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