AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Primary consumers: These are organisms which feed on plants (producers) and are commonly called herbivores. E.g. grasshopper, elephant, etc. Secondary consumers: These are organisms which feed on primary consumers or herbivores and are commonly called carnivores.

Detailed explanation-2: -Primary consumers make up the second trophic level. They are also called herbivores. They eat primary producers-plants or algae-and nothing else. For example, a grasshopper living in the Everglades is a primary consumer.

Detailed explanation-3: -Statement 1: Herbivores are also called autotrophs. Statement 2: Herbivores are the primary consumers. JEE Main 2022 Question Paper Live Discussion.

Detailed explanation-4: -The primary consumers are herbivores (vegetarians). The organisms that eat the primary consumers are meat eaters (carnivores) and are called the secondary consumers. The secondary consumers tend to be larger and fewer in number. This continues on, all the way up to the top of the food chain.

Detailed explanation-5: -Primary consumers are herbivores. Herbivores eat plants, algae, and other producers. They are at the second trophic level. In a grassland ecosystem, deer, mice, and even elephants are herbivores.