ECOLOGY
ENERGY FLOW AND THE FOOD CHAIN
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Question
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an herbivore
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a carnivore
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a second-level consumer
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a third-level consumer
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Detailed explanation-1: -Elephants are an example of herbivores.
Detailed explanation-2: -All elephant species are herbivores, consuming only plant material.
Detailed explanation-3: -Elephants are animals with trunks and tusks. Elephants are herbivores (ER-beh-vawrz). Herbivores are plant eaters. Elephants live together in a group called a herd.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Herbivores are animals that eat only plants. Carnivores are animals that eat only meat. Omnivores are animals that eat both plants and meat. The size of an animal does not determine what it eats.