Which statement describes both scavengers and detritivores
A. They kill animals for food
B. They live inside other living animals
C. They attack living organisms
D. They feed on pieces of dead organisms
Scavengers are an organism that mostly consumes decaying biomass. Detritivores feed on decaying organic matter and return essential nutrients back to the ecosystem.
So the answer would be (D). Both organisms feed on pieces of other dead organisms.
