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Bacterivore — Bacterivores are free living, generally heterotrophic organisms, exclusively microscopic, which obtain energy and nutrients primarily or entirely from the consumption of bacteria. Many species of amoeba are bacterivores, as well as other types of … Wikipedia
bactérivore — adj. Qui se nourrit de bactéries … Le dictionnaire des mots absents des autres dictionnaires
bacterivor — bacterivór adj. m., pl. bacterivóri; f. sg. bacterivóră, pl. bacterivóre Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic BACTERIVÓR, Ă adj. (biol.; despre organisme) Care se hrăneşte cu … Dicționar Român
Carnivore — Carnivorism redirects here. For the diet, see No carbohydrate diet. For other uses, see Carnivore (disambiguation). Lions are voracious carnivores; they require up to seven kilograms (15 lbs) of meat per day. A major component of their diet is… … Wikipedia
Predation — For alternative meanings of predator and prey, see Predator (disambiguation) and Prey (disambiguation). Predating can also mean dating earlier than : see wiktionary:predate. Indian Python swallowing a small Chital deer at Mudumalai National Park … Wikipedia
Heterotroph — Overview of cycle between autotrophs and heterotrophs A heterotroph (English pronunciation: /ˈhɛtərɵtroʊf/; ἕτερος heteros = another , different and τροφή trophe = nutrition ) is an organism that cannot … Wikipedia
Omnivore — Ravens are omnivores. Omnivores (from Latin: omni all, everything; vorare to devour) are species that eat both plants and animals as their primary food source. They are opportunistic, general feeders not specifically adapted to eat and digest… … Wikipedia
List of feeding behaviours — Feeding is the process by which organisms, typically animals, obtain food. Terminology often uses either the suffix vore from Latin vorare, meaning to devour , or phagy, from Greek φαγειν, meaning to eat . Mosquito drinking blood … Wikipedia
Decomposer — For the Matches album of the same name, see Decomposer (album). The fungi on this tree are decomposers Decomposers (or saprotrophs) are organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, and in doing so carry out the natural process of… … Wikipedia
Detritivore — Earthworms are a good example of soil dwelling detritivores Detritivores, also known as detritophages or detritus feeders or detritus eaters or saprophages, are heterotrophs that obtain nutrients by consuming detritus (decomposing plant and… … Wikipedia
