SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -The primary consumers are herbivores (vegetarians). The organisms that eat the primary consumers are meat eaters (carnivores) and are called the secondary consumers. The secondary consumers tend to be larger and fewer in number. This continues on, all the way up to the top of the food chain.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are four types of consumers: omnivores, carnivores, herbivores and decomposers.

Detailed explanation-3: -The next trophic levels are made up of animals that eat producers. These organisms are called consumers. Consumers can be carnivores (animals that eat other animals) or omnivores (animals that eat both plants and animals). Omnivores, like people, consume many types of foods.