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To prepare a list of plants and animals which are used as food for humants and to comment on their habits and habitat

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Classification of animals based on food habits

Animals can be classified into the following categories according to their dietary habits.

Herbivores

Herbivores are animals which are nutritionally dependent on plants and fruits.

Examples for herbivores – Horse, cow, goat, buffalo, etc.

Carnivores

Carnivores are animals for food which rely on other animals.

Examples – Lion, tigers, wolfs, etc.

Omnivores

Omnivores species are those who eat plants as well as animals.

Examples – Humans, bear, dogs, crow, and so on.

Parasites

Parasites are a too complicated group of living organisms inside host cells. They are smaller than their host organism, and they propagate faster, causing the host a more significant injury. They receive all kinds of benefits from the host, such as food and shelter. Their scale varies from tiny, single-celled organisms to worms in lengths of over 20-30 m.

Example – Tapeworms, which are flat, segmented worms, live inside animal intestines by consuming nutrients from the host.

Scavengers

The scavengers are considered an organism that feeds on dead and decaying biomass. They play a significant role in our ecosystem through the use of dead animal and plant material to keep the air safe.

Examples – Vulture, racoon, crow, fox and so on.

Decomposers

An organism that consumes by breaking down dead organic matter and decaying it. Examples – Fungi and a few worms.

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