Question

Which statement describes an example of a scavenger and its diet ?

A. Vultures eat fresh dead animals
B. Sharks eat smaller fish, seals, and sea lions
C. Pandas eat bamboo and sugarcane plants
D. Black bears eat roots, berries, insects, and fish

Answer 1

Answer: A. Vultures eat fresh dead animals

Scavengers are animals that feed on the body of dead animals. Scavengers are important for ecosystem because they consume dead animals. Scavenging communities function in the redistribution of energy obtained from carcasses (dead remains) and reduces diseases associated with decomposition. Vultures eat fresh dead animals is an example of scavengers.