EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -The bear is a primary consumer as it directly feeds on plants, berries in this case. The bear, when eats rodents, becomes a secondary consumer. Rodents feed on grass, so is a primary consumer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bears and skunks are examples of omnivorous secondary consumers that both hunt prey and eat plants.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some other examples of primary consumers are white-tailed deer that forage on prairie grasses, and zooplankton that eat microscopic algae in the water. Next are the secondary consumers, which eat primary consumers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Secondary consumers are largely comprised of carnivores that feed on the primary consumers or herbivores. Other members of this group are omnivores that not only feed on primary consumers but also on producers or autotrophs. An example is a fox eating rabbit.