On the basis of feeding habits the animals are divided into three categories :
1. Herbivores: They eat only plants.
2. Carnivores:They eat other animals.
3. Omnivores: They eat both plants and animals
Simply put, an organism is a form of life. Whether it be an animal, plant, fungus, protistan, moneran. Or bacterium. Organisms can consist of one or more cells and are all able to respond to stimuli, reproduction, growth and development, and homeostasis.
It is estimated that there are currently 10 million to 14 million different species living on planet Earth, although only a fraction of them have been documented. It is believed that over five billion species from the beginning of time, are now extinct.
There are several different types of organisms, including: producers, scavengers, parasites, consumers, predators, carnivores, omnivores, herbivores and decomposers.