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  Differences between Scavengers, Decomposers and Parasites

              SN       Scavengers               Decomposers                        Parasites

            1        These animals        These organisms break           These organisms live on or
                     feed on dead         down the organic                inside the body of other
                     remains of plants  components in the dead            living organisms and draw
                     and animals.         remains of plants and           nourishment from their
                     They help to         animals into their simplest     bodies. They harm the
                     keep the             forms. They help to keep        hosts.
                     environment          the environment clean.
                     clean.
            2        Example-             Example-                        Example-
                     Hyena                Bacteria                        Ticks
                     Jackal               Fungi etc.                      Lice
                      Crow etc.                                           Flea etc.






            Scavengers




            Parasites
                   Decomp
                     osers

               WONDER                                                  BOX
                           Pandas feed mostly on bamboo shoots.
                           The smallest carnivore is the least weasel.
                           The largest carnivore is the brown bear.


























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