Green plants are called producers because they take energy from sunlight and produce food in which the energy is stored. From there the energy goes to organisms that eat the
plants, called consumers. Animals that eat only plants are called herbivores. An easy way to
remember this is to think of herbs like basil, rosemary, and oregano.
Herbivores are in turn often eaten by another kind of consumer called predators, or
carnivores, which means "meat-eaters." These organisms get energy from eating the flesh of
other animals. Animals who eat both plants and meat, like humans, are called omnivores,
which means "everything-eaters.”
Eventually, even predators die. When they do, tiny fungi and bacteria consume the remains
of their bodies. These tiny organisms, called decomposers, get their energy from the flesh
of the dead bodies. Decomposers such as bacteria leave behind only the most basic elements
in the body, like carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorous. These elements are then washed into
the soil by the rain, and the food chain starts all over again.
Which of the following is an example of an omnivore?