Question

Scavengers are

• A. The animals at the second trophic level
• B. The animals which thrive on dead and decaying animals
• C. The animals which can synthesise their own food
• D. The animals which cause harmful diseases in human beings

Answer 1

The correct option is B The animals which thrive on dead and decaying animals

A scavenger is an organism that mostly consumes decaying organic matter, such as meat or rotting plant material. Scavengers usually consume animals that have either died of natural causes or been killed by another consumer.

Example - crows and vultures.

Thus, the correct answer is option B.