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∙ 10y agoSimply put, carnivores are higher up on the food chain. So, there are naturally less because there is less food.
The "scientific" reason for this has to do with trophic levels. As the trophic level increases, energy is lost as biomass. Carnivores are in one of the top trophic levels because they are secondary or tertiary consumers. Herbivores are primary consumers. They feed directly from plants which there is a greater abundance of because they make their own food.
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Is there more carnivores than herbivores?
No. Herbivores always outnumber the carnivores in an ecosystem.
Why are there fewer carnivores than herbivore?
Plants produce food Herbivores eat plants Carnivores eat herbivores Thus to keep everyone fed there have to be more plants than there are herbivores to eat them (or the herbivores would starve) and more herbivores than carnivores (or the carnivores would starve).
Why aren there more herbivores than carnivores in a food chain?
It is the way nature plays out. The carnivores eat the herbivores, so it is impossible to have more carnivores then herbivores. If there are too few herbivores around, the carnivores begin to starve, so for that reason there will always be more herbivores then carnivores. Most carnivores protect there territories from other carnivores, killing them if necessary, because they instinctively know an area can only support so many carnivores based on food supply -- which for them are herbivores. Also many carnivores are capable of practicing birth control to some degree to keep their numbers appropriate for the number of herbivores that can sustain them.
Are there more herbivores or carnivores in the Serengeti?
Should be herbivores since carnivores are higher in the food chain.
Why is an herbivores diet more energy efficient than a carnivores diet Explain why?
a herbiorous diet be argued as being more energy efficient tnan a carnivores
Is there more carnivores than herbivores?
No. Herbivores always outnumber the carnivores in an ecosystem.
Why are there fewer carnivores than herbivore?
Plants produce food Herbivores eat plants Carnivores eat herbivores Thus to keep everyone fed there have to be more plants than there are herbivores to eat them (or the herbivores would starve) and more herbivores than carnivores (or the carnivores would starve).
Are there more carnivores than herbivores?
I think there is a pretty even amount of carnivores and herbivores. There might be a bit more herbivores because they need more of their species to survive, since the carnivores hunt them.
Are all dinosaurs carniores?
no. There were more herbivores than carnivores and u think all dinosaurs are carnivores! =(
Why aren there more herbivores than carnivores in a food chain?
It is the way nature plays out. The carnivores eat the herbivores, so it is impossible to have more carnivores then herbivores. If there are too few herbivores around, the carnivores begin to starve, so for that reason there will always be more herbivores then carnivores. Most carnivores protect there territories from other carnivores, killing them if necessary, because they instinctively know an area can only support so many carnivores based on food supply -- which for them are herbivores. Also many carnivores are capable of practicing birth control to some degree to keep their numbers appropriate for the number of herbivores that can sustain them.
Are there more herbivores or carnivores in the Serengeti?
Should be herbivores since carnivores are higher in the food chain.
Are all crocodiles herbivores?
An alligator is a CARNIVORE because they eat other animals.
Why are there fewer top carnivores than herbivore in most land ecosystem?
There are fewer top carnivores than herbivores in a land ecosystem, primarily because they are more resources available to herbivores than carnivores. For example, there are many plants available for herbivores to eat, and carnivores have a limited choice of herbivores, depending on the environment. Think of it this way: If there were more carnivores than herbivores, then eventually, there will be a very little amount of herbivores left for carnivores to eat, and those carnivores will either have to adapt, migrate, or starve. 90 percent of energy is lost when one organism consumes another. This means that a carnivore gets 90 percent less energy from eating a herbivore than the herbivore gets from eating a plant. So, in order for a carnivore to get as much energy as a herbivore, it must eat more herbivores. So, if it were the other way around, the carnivores would not have enough food to eat.
Why is an herbivores diet more energy efficient than a carnivores diet Explain why?
a herbiorous diet be argued as being more energy efficient tnan a carnivores
Why do herbivores have more energy than carnivores?
In order for a food chain to be stable, there must always be less biomass as you go up in trophic levels (i.e. from plants to herbivores to carnivores). This is basically because energy is always lost as it is transferred to each successive level, since herbivores use some of the energy they get from plants to stay alive (leaving less for carnivores who eat them), and so there will always be fewer carnivores than herbivores.
What among herbivore carnivore and omnivore has the longest list?
There are many more herbivores than carnivores or omnivores.
Why cant there be more carnivores than herbivores?
carnivores are animals which eat animals while herbivores are animals which eat plant and every one knows that plants are an easy source of food with this herbivores increase in numbers as there is plenty and easy to get food and carnivores stay at a low number as it is difficult to catch there food
