types of ingestion

• herbivores


  feed on green plants, a diet high in carbohydrates
• carnivores


  feed on other animals, a diet high in protein
• omnivores


  a mixed diet of animals and plants, consisting of proteins and carbohydrates
• detritivores


  consume dead organic matter

  e.g. earthworms, millipedes
• decomposers


  release enzymes outside of their cells to break down dead and decaying matter into simpler substances that they absorb

  e.g. bacteria, fungi
• parasites


  feed on the organic compounds present in another living organism

  e.g. tape worm, hair lice