When animals feed on other dead animals, which had died naturally or had been killed by another animals, the relationship is termed as
A
Predation
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B
Competition
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C
Scavenging
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D
Symbiosis
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Solution
The correct option is C Scavenging
Scavenger has both carnivorous and herbivorous feeding behavior in which the scavenger feeds on dead animal and plant material present in its habitat. Scavengers play an important role in the ecosystem by consuming the dead animal and plant material e.g., Sarcophaga nodosa, a species of flesh fly, which feeds on decaying meat