Animals That Feed on Both Plant and Animal Tissues Are

question 28

Multiple Choice

Animals that feed on both plant and animal tissues are referred to as

• A)herbivores.
• B)carnivores.
• C)omnivores.
• D)detritivores.

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Definitions:

Sensory Adaptation

The process by which sensitivity to stimuli decreases over time as an organism adapts to current conditions.

Perceptual Preferences

Individual differences in the ways people prefer to take in, process, and interpret sensory information from the world around them.

Sensory Systems

The parts of the nervous system that detect changes in the environment and transmit this information to the brain.

Supertaster

An individual who experiences taste with far greater intensity than the average person, due to having more taste buds.