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It is possible for consumers to be prey. If a consumer isn't a predator, it is most likely prey. So this would apply to most, if not all, herbivorous animals.

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consumers eat meat and vegetables where predators eat only meat and hunt for it. it depends if you mean consumers who eat meat or don't eat meat.

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Prey are animals that are hunted for food by other consumers.

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