OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
ECOLOGY
Question
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herbivores
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carnivores
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omnivores
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all of these are correct
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Detailed explanation-1: -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. Carnivores are living things that only eat meat.
Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of primary consumers are zooplankton, butterflies, rabbits, giraffes, pandas and elephants. Primary consumers are herbivores. Their food source is the first trophic level of organisms within the food web, or plants. Plants are also referred to as autotrophs.
Detailed explanation-3: -Caterpillars, insects, grasshoppers, termites and hummingbirds are all examples of primary consumers because they only eat autotrophs (plants). There are certain primary consumers that are called specialists because they only eat one type of producers.
Detailed explanation-4: -Trees. Grass. Algae. Cyanobacteria. Phytoplankton. 09-Mar-2022