Omnivore

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/omnivore

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Not applicable to a group; refers to a dietary classification
2. Why can omnivores eat both plants and animals?They have a flexible digestive system that can handle carbohydrates, proteins, and fats from many foods.
3. How do omnivores help the environment?They move food between different food levels, help spread seeds, and keep the ecosystem balanced.

Omnivore: An animal species characterized by a diet comprising both plant and animal tissues.
Trophic Level: The position an organism occupies in a food chain, indicating its source of energy.
Niche Partitioning: The process by which competing species use the environment differently in a way that helps them to coexist.
Convergent Evolution: The independent evolution of similar features in species of different lineages.