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No- a cow is a primary consumer. Primary consumers are herbivores that convert plant biomass.
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Why would a tertiary consumer be better served to prey on a secondary consumer then a primary one?
well becuase usually in a food chain or food web you have the secondary that eats the primary (ex. deer eating grass) and then you have the tertiary eating the secondary (ex. tiger eating a deer).
What are primary consumers in a forest?
herbivores, they are the first to eat for the plants. The secondary consumer would be who eats them. Example a rabbit is a primary consumer for eating the grass. A coyote who eats the rabbit is a secondary consumer for eatting the rabbit
Are birds a first or secondary consumer?
A primary consumer eats the producer, a secondary consumer eats the primary consumer. For example grass (producer) is eaten by rabbits (primary consumer) who are eaten by foxes (secondary consumer).
Why tiger is secondary consumer?
Cheetahs are secondary or higher consumers. A primary consumer wold be an herbivore or an omnivore - it is an organism that consumes plants, which are the producers. A secondary consumer, like a cheetah, eats an organism that has eaten a producer.
What is a primary consumer gaining energy?
A squirrel eating a nut is an example of a primary consumer gaining energy. A caterpillar eating a plant
In a given community a grass hopper eats grass and a cat eats the bird?
The bird would be the secondary consumer.- Megan Teague, NC.
What kind of consumer is a Maya bird that eats a grasshopper?
secondary consumer because the grass hopper eats grass than the bird eats it the grass is the producer the grass hopper is the primary consumer then the bird is the secondary. the thing that eats the bird would be the tertiary consumer.
What is an example of a primary consumer and a secondary consumer?
Primary consumer would be a cow that ate grass, secondary consumer would be the lion that ate the cow that ate the grass. Primary consumer is the fish that eats algae, secondary consumer is the barracuda that eats the fish that ate the algae. It expands to tertiary consumers as well, which would be the shark that ate the barracuda that ate the fish that ate the algae.
What type of consumer are crocodile?
Crocodiles are generally considered to be secondary or tertiary consumers because their diet is composed primarily of other animals, which may be primary or secondary consumers themselves. Example: A crocodile eats a gazelle, which eats grass. In this example, the crocodile is a secondary consumer.
Is a owl a primary consumer a secondary consumer a tertiary consumer?
Owls are secondary consumers.The producer - the grass and seeds.The primary consumer - the mice that eat the seeds.The secondary consumer - the owl that eats the mice.
Is a owl a primary consumer a secondary consumer or tertiary consumer?
Owls are secondary consumers.The producer - the grass and seeds.The primary consumer - the mice that eat the seeds.The secondary consumer - the owl that eats the mice.
Where is the Kangaroo in its trophic level?
The Kangaroo is the Primary Consumer. So it works like this... Grass Kangaroo Dingo This is an example of a food chain. The Grass is eaten by the Kangaroo which is eaten by the Dingo. The Grass is the Primary Producer, the Kangaroo is the Primary Consumer and the Dingo is the Secondary Consumer. Hope that helps xx
