ECOLOGY
ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Question
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They are producers.
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They are carnivores.
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They are herbivors.
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They are consumers.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In a food chain, humans are consumers. Humans cannot produce their own energy; they must obtain it from other living things or plants. Animals and vegetation are consumed by humans. Based on the food chain, humans can be divided into main and secondary consumers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Producers can make their own food and energy, but consumers are different. Living things that have to hunt, gather and eat their food are called consumers. Consumers have to eat to gain energy or they will die. There are four types of consumers: omnivores, carnivores, herbivores and decomposers.
Detailed explanation-3: -A consumer also is called the end user. The consumer is the one who pays something to consume goods and services produced. As such, consumers play a vital role in the economic system of a nation. Without consumer demand, producers would lack one of the key motivations to produce: to sell to consumers.
Detailed explanation-4: -Humans are considered secondary consumers. They obtain their food from producers (plants) and other animals (herbivores and consumers)
Detailed explanation-5: -Explanation: Humans occupy the position of consumers in a food chain. The human can be divided into two types of consumers-Primary consumer & Secondary consumer. Primary Consumer-When humans derive their nutrition directly from the producers (green plants) in the form of fruits & vegetables.