ECOLOGY
ENERGY FLOW AND THE FOOD CHAIN
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They are primary consumers.
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They are producers.
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They are secondary consumers.
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They are decomposers.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Primary Consumer-Animals that consume only plant matter. They are herbivores-eg rabbits, caterpillars, cows, sheep, and deer. Secondary Consumer-Animals that eat primary consumers (herbivores). Tertiary Consumer-Animals that eat secondary consumers ie carnivores that feed on other 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: -The primary consumers are herbivores (vegetarians). The organisms that eat the primary consumers are meat eaters (carnivores) and are called the secondary consumers.
Detailed explanation-4: -Primary producers (organisms that make their own food from sunlight and/or chemical energy from deep sea vents) are the base of every food chain-these organisms are called autotrophs. 2. Primary consumers are animals that eat primary producers; they are also called herbivores (plant-eaters).