Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Linguistic Issue (8)



Items of Comparison
 Carnivore
 Herbivore
 Same
or
Different ?
 Definition
 an organism that derives its energy
 and nutrient requirements from a diet
consisting mainly or exclusively of
animal tissue,whether through
predation or scavenging.
 An organism anatomically and physiologically
adapted to eating plant material, for example foliage,
 for the main component of its diet. As a result of their plant diet,herbivorous animals typically have
mouthparts adapted to rasping or grinding.
 Different
 Kinds
 *Animals that depend solely on animal
 flesh for their nutrient requirements are
called obligate carnivores.

*those that also consume non-animal food
are called facultative carnivore
 XXX
 Different
 Characteristics
 Characteristics commonly associated
with carnivores include organs for capturing and disarticulating prey (teeth and claws serve these functions in many vertebrates) and status as a predator.
According to the theory of predator–prey interactions,the relationship between herbivores and plants is
cyclic When prey (plants) are numerous their predators (herbivores) increase in numbers, reducing the prey population,which in turn causes predator number to decline.
 Different


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