Question

Choose the correct from the alternatives given.
Hyena that lives on left over food of the lion is called a

• A. scavenger
• B. parasite
• C. predator
• D. antibiosis

Answer 1

The correct option is A scavenger

A.Scavengers are animals that consume dead organisms that have died from causes other than predation. . For example, hyena eats the leftover food of the lion. Hence hyena is a scavenger.

B.Parasite - relationship between two species of plants or animals in which one benefits at the expense of the other, sometimes without killing the host organism.

C.Predator - an animal that lives by killing and eating other animals : an animal that preys on other animals.

D.Antibiosis - an antagonistic association between two organisms (especially microorganisms), in which one is adversely affected.

So the correct option is 'scavenger'.