Apraying mantis catches and eats a moth. which of the following set of terms describes the praying manits?
a. omnivore, heterotroph, producer
b. producer, carnivore, autotroph
c. predator, herbivore, heterotroph
d. consumer, carnivore, predator

The option that describes the praying mantis is D. consumer, carnivore, and predator. It is a consumer because it consumes another organism, carnivore because it eats "meat," instead of plants, and predator because it ate a small organism. A is incorrect because it doesn't produce anything, but rather consumes the producer, which is also why B is incorrect. C is incorrect because it isn't a herbivore, given that it doesn't eat plants.