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Carnivores have sharper teeth than herbivores because they need to rip up their meat or try to kill their prey.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 11y agoBecause they need to rip the flesh of other animals.
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∙ 12y agoCause its 10 bathrooms and I can **** all day :)
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∙ 9y agoThe canines are used to stab and grip the prey. The carnivore's molars shear off the flesh.
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∙ 10y agobeacause they need to grind the plants
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Is there more carnivores than herbivores?
No. Herbivores always outnumber the carnivores in an ecosystem.
Why are there fewer carnivores than herbivore?
Plants produce food Herbivores eat plants Carnivores eat herbivores Thus to keep everyone fed there have to be more plants than there are herbivores to eat them (or the herbivores would starve) and more herbivores than carnivores (or the carnivores would starve).
Were most dinosaurs Carnivores or Herbivores?
Just like today, carnivorous animals in the Mesozoic needed a much larger population of herbivores than carnivores in order to survive. Therefor, there were far more herbivorous than carnivorous dinosaurs. One example of this was the fact that the most common large dinosaurs in the Cretaceous were hadrosaurs, a group of herbivores.
Why does herbivores have a longer gestation period than carnivores?
Carnivores are better at catching their prey
Why aren there more herbivores than carnivores in a food chain?
It is the way nature plays out. The carnivores eat the herbivores, so it is impossible to have more carnivores then herbivores. If there are too few herbivores around, the carnivores begin to starve, so for that reason there will always be more herbivores then carnivores. Most carnivores protect there territories from other carnivores, killing them if necessary, because they instinctively know an area can only support so many carnivores based on food supply -- which for them are herbivores. Also many carnivores are capable of practicing birth control to some degree to keep their numbers appropriate for the number of herbivores that can sustain them.
Is there more carnivores than herbivores?
No. Herbivores always outnumber the carnivores in an ecosystem.
Why are there fewer carnivores than herbivore?
Plants produce food Herbivores eat plants Carnivores eat herbivores Thus to keep everyone fed there have to be more plants than there are herbivores to eat them (or the herbivores would starve) and more herbivores than carnivores (or the carnivores would starve).
Are all crocodiles herbivores?
An alligator is a CARNIVORE because they eat other animals.
Are there more carnivores than herbivores?
I think there is a pretty even amount of carnivores and herbivores. There might be a bit more herbivores because they need more of their species to survive, since the carnivores hunt them.
Were most dinosaurs Carnivores or Herbivores?
Just like today, carnivorous animals in the Mesozoic needed a much larger population of herbivores than carnivores in order to survive. Therefor, there were far more herbivorous than carnivorous dinosaurs. One example of this was the fact that the most common large dinosaurs in the Cretaceous were hadrosaurs, a group of herbivores.
Why does herbivores have a longer gestation period than carnivores?
Carnivores are better at catching their prey
Why aren there more herbivores than carnivores in a food chain?
It is the way nature plays out. The carnivores eat the herbivores, so it is impossible to have more carnivores then herbivores. If there are too few herbivores around, the carnivores begin to starve, so for that reason there will always be more herbivores then carnivores. Most carnivores protect there territories from other carnivores, killing them if necessary, because they instinctively know an area can only support so many carnivores based on food supply -- which for them are herbivores. Also many carnivores are capable of practicing birth control to some degree to keep their numbers appropriate for the number of herbivores that can sustain them.
What are the other types of animals other than herbivores?
cannibals, carnivores,herbivores,omnivores,Detritivores,and scavengers
Are all dinosaurs carniores?
no. There were more herbivores than carnivores and u think all dinosaurs are carnivores! =(
Are all small mammals herbivores?
No. There are many small mammalian carnivores, insectivores, piscivores, and omnivores. In fact, many mammalian carnivores hunt herbivores that are bigger than they are. The biggest land mammals are all herbivores.
Why do herbivores have more energy than carnivores?
In order for a food chain to be stable, there must always be less biomass as you go up in trophic levels (i.e. from plants to herbivores to carnivores). This is basically because energy is always lost as it is transferred to each successive level, since herbivores use some of the energy they get from plants to stay alive (leaving less for carnivores who eat them), and so there will always be fewer carnivores than herbivores.
Why are there fewer top carnivores than herbivore in most land ecosystem?
There are fewer top carnivores than herbivores in a land ecosystem, primarily because they are more resources available to herbivores than carnivores. For example, there are many plants available for herbivores to eat, and carnivores have a limited choice of herbivores, depending on the environment. Think of it this way: If there were more carnivores than herbivores, then eventually, there will be a very little amount of herbivores left for carnivores to eat, and those carnivores will either have to adapt, migrate, or starve. 90 percent of energy is lost when one organism consumes another. This means that a carnivore gets 90 percent less energy from eating a herbivore than the herbivore gets from eating a plant. So, in order for a carnivore to get as much energy as a herbivore, it must eat more herbivores. So, if it were the other way around, the carnivores would not have enough food to eat.
