In Dyer and Letourneau's Studies of a Trophic Cascade in a Lowland

question 39

Multiple Choice

In Dyer and Letourneau's studies of a trophic cascade in a lowland wet tropical forest, the Tarsobaenus beetles would best be described as

• A) herbivores.
• B) detritivores.
• C) secondary carnivores.
• D) omnivores, switching between herbivory and carnivory.

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