AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The organisms that eat the primary consumers are called secondary consumers. Secondary consumers are generally meat-eaters (carnivores). The organisms that eat the secondary consumers are called tertiary consumers. These are carnivore-eating carnivores, like eagles or big fish.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Second Level Secondary consumers get their energy from primary consumers and herbivores in their ecosystems. For example, a toad living in the woods eats grasshoppers and other insects. On an African savannah, lions feed on giraffes and antelope.

Detailed explanation-4: -Carnivores or carnivorous animals rely on other animals for their food. The carnivorous animals are secondary consumers because: They feed upon the primary consumers or herbivorous animals. Herbivorous animals eat plants so they consume the energy directly from the producers.

Detailed explanation-5: -Spiders, snakes, and seals are all examples of carnivorous secondary consumers. Omnivores are the other type of secondary consumer. They eat both plant and animal materials for energy. Bears and skunks are examples of omnivorous secondary consumers that both hunt prey and eat plants.