AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A herbivore is an animal that gets its energy from eating plants. Herbivores have special digestive systems that let them digest all kinds of plants including grasses. Some of the examples are rabbit, horse, cow, goat, elephant.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Examples of large herbivores include cows, elk, and buffalo. These animals eat grass, tree bark, aquatic vegetation, and shrubby growth. Herbivores can also be medium-sized animals such as sheep and goats, which eat shrubby vegetation and grasses. Small herbivores include rabbits, chipmunks, squirrels, and mice.

Detailed explanation-5: -Some of the primary consumers or herbivores living on the land are chipmunks, mice, horses, birds, deer and some insects. Animals that eat plants are called primary consumers or herbivores.