OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
ECOLOGY
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Question
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An organism that eats the secondary consumer.
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Primary Consumer
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Secondary Consumer
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Tertiary Consumer
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Consumer
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Explanation:
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: -At the top trophic level, we normally have tertiary consumers, which are not predated by any other animals. And hence the name Apex Predators. However, when tertiary consumers die, their bodies are consumed by scavengers and decomposers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Tertiary consumers are animals that eat other animals. Specifically, they eat the secondary consumers in a food chain.
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