ECOLOGY
ENERGY FLOW AND THE FOOD CHAIN
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Question
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first level consumer
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second level consumer
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third level consumer
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decomposer
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Detailed explanation-1: -Primary consumers eat plants and other consumers; secondary consumers eat plants and decompose matter.
Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of primary consumers are zooplankton, butterflies, rabbits, giraffes, pandas and elephants. Primary consumers are herbivores. Their food source is the first trophic level of organisms within the food web, or plants. Plants are also referred to as autotrophs.
Detailed explanation-3: -one of three positions on the food chain: autotrophs (first), herbivores (second), and carnivores and omnivores (third).
Detailed explanation-4: -There are four types of consumers: omnivores, carnivores, herbivores and decomposers. Herbivores are living things that only eat plants to get the food and energy they need. Animals like whales, elephants, cows, pigs, rabbits, and horses are herbivores. Carnivores are living things that only eat meat.