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most sharks feed on fish, clams, and crabs. larger sharks will eat marine mammals like seals or dolphins. how would scientists describe sharks? (sc 912. l. 17. 9)
herbivore
carnivore
omnivore

Explanation:

• A herbivore eats only plants. Sharks eat animals (fish, clams, crabs, marine mammals), so they are not herbivores.
• A carnivore eats other animals. Sharks eat fish, clams, crabs, and marine mammals (all animals), so this fits.
• An omnivore eats both plants and animals. Sharks do not eat plants.
• A decomposer breaks down dead organic matter. Sharks do not perform this function.

Answer:

carnivore