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  2. Herbivore - Wikipedia

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    Herbivores form an important link in the food chain because they consume plants to digest the carbohydrates photosynthetically produced by a plant. Carnivores in turn consume herbivores for the same reason, while omnivores can obtain their nutrients from either plants or animals. Due to a herbivore's ability to survive solely on tough and ...

  3. Nutrition - Wikipedia

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    Herbivores are animals that eat plants, ... The energy provided by macronutrients in food is measured in kilocalories, usually called Calories, where 1 Calorie is the ...

  4. List of herbivorous animals - Wikipedia

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    Herbivory is of extreme ecological importance and prevalence among insects.Perhaps one third (or 500,000) of all described species are herbivores. [4] Herbivorous insects are by far the most important animal pollinators, and constitute significant prey items for predatory animals, as well as acting as major parasites and predators of plants; parasitic species often induce the formation of galls.

  5. Animal nutrition - Wikipedia

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    This entry measures the weight of inorganic material left over after the food is burned for two hours at 600 °C. Thus, it does not include water, fibre, and nutrients that provide calories, but it does include some nutrients, such as minerals [6] Too much ash may contribute to feline urological syndrome in domestic cats. [7]

  6. Food - Wikipedia

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    [82] [83] The digestive systems of herbivores and carnivores are very different as plant matter is harder to digest. Carnivores mouths are designed for tearing and biting compared to the grinding action found in herbivores. [84] Herbivores however have comparatively longer digestive tracts and larger stomachs to aid in digesting the cellulose ...

  7. Jarman–Bell principle - Wikipedia

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    The Jarman–Bell principle is a concept in ecology that the food quality of a herbivore's intake decreases as the size of the herbivore increases, but the amount of such food increases to counteract the low quality foods. [1] [2] [3] It operates by observing the allometric (non- linear scaling) properties of herbivores.

  8. Graminivore - Wikipedia

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    A graminivore is a herbivorous animal that feeds primarily on grass, [1] specifically "true" grasses, plants of the family Poaceae (also known as Graminae). Graminivory is a form of grazing.

  9. Browsing (herbivory) - Wikipedia

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    Browsing is a type of herbivory in which a herbivore (or, more narrowly defined, a folivore) feeds on leaves, soft shoots, or fruits of high-growing, generally woody plants such as shrubs. [1] This is contrasted with grazing , usually associated with animals feeding on grass or other lower vegetations.