omnivory
Consuming all foods
Omnivory is the practice of eating both plant and animal matter.
The term applies to dietary habits across species—humans, bears, pigs, and many birds are omnivores.
Omnivory gave early humans flexibility in finding food sources.
The related adjective is omnivorous.
Plant consumption by animals
- detritivoreEats dead organic material
- generalistOne with broad expertise
- opportunisticExploiting circumstances for gain
- dietaryOf food consumption
flexibility · versatility · eclecticism · varied · unspecialized · broad-spectrum · fungi · carrion
Ability to change shape
- resourcefulnessAbility to solve problems creatively
- opportunismExploiting circumstances for gain
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
foraging · scavenging · behavioral · evolutionary · dentition · environmental · colonization · invasive
Large furry omnivore
- pigDomesticated swine for meat
- raccoonMasked North American omnivore
- crowLarge black corvid
- ravenLarge black carrion bird
rat · mouse · chicken · human · chimpanzee · bonobo · baboon · opossum
Cellular nutrient conversion
- ingestionConsuming into the body
- consumptionUsing up of resources
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
digestion · enzymes · dentition · molars · incisors · intestines · bile · stomach
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- trophicRelating to feeding
- nicheRecessed wall space
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- biodiversityRange of life forms
interdependence · predator · scavenger · forager · competition · coexistence · population · mesopredator
herbivory
Plant consumption by animals
- detritivoreEats dead organic material
- generalistOne with broad expertise
- opportunisticExploiting circumstances for gain
dietary · flexibility · versatility · eclecticism · varied · unspecialized · broad-spectrum · fungi · carrion · nectar
plasticity
Ability to change shape
- resourcefulnessAbility to solve problems creatively
- opportunismExploiting circumstances for gain
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
resilience · foraging · scavenging · behavioral · evolutionary · dentition · environmental · colonization · invasive · thriving
bear
Large furry omnivore
raven · rat · mouse · chicken · human · chimpanzee · bonobo · baboon · opossum · badger
metabolism
Cellular nutrient conversion
- ingestionConsuming into the body
- consumptionUsing up of resources
- absorptionProcess of taking in
assimilation · digestion · enzymes · dentition · molars · incisors · intestines · bile · stomach · nutritional
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
biodiversity · interdependence · predator · scavenger · forager · competition · coexistence · population · mesopredator · keystone
- ecologyhabitat, ecosystem, balance, niche, food webs
- feeding behaviorsfilter feeding, grazing, browsing, foraging, scavenging
- feedingfeeding times, feeding station, scheduled feeding, demand feeding, meal time
- lifestylessimple living, city life, family life, minimalism, rural life
- metabolismcatabolism, anabolism, metabolism, glycolysis, metabolic rate
- food websfood web, food chain, food chains, producer, consumer
- omnivore dietConsuming all food types
- omnivorous dietConsuming plants and animals
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