Consumers Flashcards
1
Q
Xylophages
A
Eat wood. Termites and bark beetles are xylophages.
2
Q
Coprophages
A
Eat animal faeces. Dung beetles and flies are coprophages.
3
Q
Geophages
A
Eat earth such as clay and soil. Parrots and cockatoos are geophages
4
Q
Palynivores
A
Eat polen. Honeybees and some butterflys are palynivores.
5
Q
Lepidophages
A
Are fish that eat the scales of other fish. Some pirhana and catfish are lepidophages.
6
Q
Mucophages
A
Eat mucus usually these tiny organisms live in gills of fish
