ECOLOGY
ENERGY FLOW AND THE FOOD CHAIN
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primary
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quaternary
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Detailed explanation-1: -Tertiary consumers are those that eats the secondary consumers (large predators). For example, owls that eat snakes.
Detailed explanation-2: -SECONDARY CONSUMERS: These are carnivores and feed on primary consumers and producers. For example, dogs, cats, birds etc. TERTIARY CONSUMERS: These are top carnivores that feed on primary and secondary consumers and producers. For example, lion, vulture etc.
Detailed explanation-3: -The tertiary consumers could both be exclusively carnivorous, or even omnivorous, and feed on both primary consumers and secondary consumers.
Detailed explanation-4: -Primary consumers feed on plants. Some common primary consumers include mice, deer, rabbits, and some insects.
Detailed explanation-5: -These are: Primary consumers (herbivores)-plant eaters (e.g. a cow). Secondary consumers (carnivores)-meat eaters (e.g. a lion) and omnivores. Tertiary consumers (omnivores)-plant and animal eaters (e.g. humans or birds). Decomposers-organisms that break down dead organic material (e.g. fungi).