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Detailed explanation-1: -Tertiary consumers eat the secondary consumers. They are at the fourth trophic level. In the desert ecosystem, an owl or eagle may prey on a snake. There may be more levels of consumers before a chain finally reaches its top predator.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tertiary consumers are those that eats the secondary consumers (large predators). For example, owls that eat snakes.

Detailed explanation-3: -The organisms that eat the secondary consumers are called tertiary consumers. These are carnivore-eating carnivores, like eagles or big fish. Some food chains have additional levels, such as quaternary consumers (carnivores that eat tertiary consumers).

Detailed explanation-4: -Rabbits, consuming grass are an example of primary consumers; snakes, consuming rabbits are an example of secondary consumers while owls, consuming snakes are an example of tertiary consumers.

Detailed explanation-5: -Tertiary consumers eat primary and secondary consumers as their main source of food. These organisms are sometimes referred to as apex predators as they are normally at the top of food chains, feeding on both primary and secondary consumers. Tertiary consumers can be carnivores or omnivores.