NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Primary consumers, mostly herbivores, exist at the next level, and secondary and tertiary consumers, omnivores and carnivores, follow. At the top of the system are the apex predators: animals who have no predators other than humans.

Detailed explanation-2: -Predators at the top of the food chain tend to be the biggest animals in it. These are sometimes called apex (meaning ‘at the top’) predators. Usually nothing else eats them.

Detailed explanation-3: -Killer whales are apex predators, which means they have no natural predators. They hunt in packs, much like wolves, which are also at the top of their food chain.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the natural sciences, an apex predator is a predator that exists at the very top of the food chain. Unlike some other predators, it’s never preyed upon itself. Examples include polar bears, lions, crocodiles, and orcas.

Detailed explanation-5: -Apex predators are animals found within all environments, both on land and in the sea. They are not hunted as food by other animals, and therefore have no natural predators. This means these skilled organisms are located at the top of the food web. They know not to be hunted, only to hunt.