Yes, food chains do need a consumer. There are 4 types of consumers.
what is the sixth consumer in the food chain?
The consumer is always at the top, or end of the food chain. Producers are at the bottom, or beginning of the food chain.
In the the food chain, the secondary consumer eats the primary consumer and the tertiary consumer eats the secondaryconsumer.
A food chain always ends with a consumer.It always starts with a producer.You need the producer to make the food. You can't have a food chain without food.You need the consumer to make it a chain. If nobody eats the producer, then it isn't a food chain, it's just a lucky plant.
the food chain is made up of producer,primary consumer,secondary consumer and tertiary consumer
The role that the consumer in a food chain plays is to take that energy away from that animal by eating it.
Cows are at the bottom of the food-chain, since they are herbivores, not carnivores. In contrast, humans would be at the top.
quaternary consumer
who eats
A pig is a consumer in the food chain or food web.
A mollusk is a primary consumer in the food chain.
A consumer that follows a producer in a food chain is known as a primary consumer or herbivore. These organisms feed directly on producers (plants) for energy and nutrients, forming the second trophic level in the food chain. Examples include rabbits, deer, and cows.