Sea otters are secondary consumers. This because sea urchins are primary and sea otters eat sea urchins.
Secondary consumers belong on the 2nd level trophic level yah!
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Why are there fewer top level consumers than lower level consumers
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Level 1. The levels include producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, and tertiary consumers.
A human being is a Third level consumer. A human can eat a second and first level consumer as well. Actually, humans can be both.
Eels are secondary comsumers
In the kelp forest, sea otters are secondary consumers that hunt sea urchins as prey.
The 3rd feeding level of a food chain consists of secondary consumers that feed on primary consumers. These secondary consumers are typically carnivores that eat herbivores or other primary consumers.
Secondary consumers are called secondary consumers because they occupy the second trophic level in an ecosystem, following primary consumers that feed on producers. They obtain energy by consuming primary consumers, making them the second link in the food chain.
Heyenas are the highest level. Trust me. I KNOW.