AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Animals that eat other animals are called carnivores. Carnivores that eat herbivores are called secondary consumers, and carnivores that eat other carnivores are called tertiary consumers. Animals and people who eat both animals and plants are called omnivores.

Detailed explanation-2: -Carnivores are living things that only eat meat. Animals like owls, tigers, sharks and cougars are carnivores. You would not catch a plant in these animals’ mouths. Then, we have the omnivores.

Detailed explanation-3: -An animal that eats producers, like plants or algae, is called an herbivore. Carnivores eat other consumers. This means they eat other animals. Animals that eat both producers and consumers are called omnivores.

Detailed explanation-4: -Omnivores, which feed on both plants and animals, can be considered as being both primary and secondary consumers.

Detailed explanation-5: -Primary consumers, in a food chain, are carnivores.