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Consumers are animals that cannot make there own food from the process of photosynthesis They instead eat other animals or plants.
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Why are special consumers essential to all ecosystem?
because special consumers like maggots eat abiotic (dead) things like planets and animals so if there were no "special" consumers there would be dead bodies
Where on the energy pyramid will you find the following?
from top to bottom of the pyramid: tertiary consumers... and so on. secondary consumers (carnivores) primary consumers (herbivores) primary producers (like grass)
Examples of secondary consumers?
Secondary consumers eat herbivores, which are primary consumers. An example of this would be a lion that eats a zebra. The zebra is a herbivore and so the lion is a secondary consumer. Almost all carnivores are secondary consumers.
Why are protists consumers?
Things that eat other things are consumers. Unless the organism makes it's own food, like plants do, it is a consumer (heterotroph), not a producer (autotroph).
Are grasshoppers producers or consumers?
Grasshoppers are consumers.
Are garter snakes primary consumers or secondary consumers?
Like all snakes, they are secondary consumers.
Is the shark a consumer?
Like most sharks, duskies eat mainly fish, but have been known to bite humans.
What is a lowest organisms?
producer! then consumers! then the top consumers who eat everything like humans!
Are meerkats decomposers or consumers?
A chipmunk is a consumer
Are spiders first level consumer?
yes it is because secondary consumers eat primary consumers, primary consumers eat only vegetation and plants. spider's eat small insects like flies, flies are primary consumers
What eats secondary consumers?
The secondary consumers are the one which depend on primary consumers.Primary consumers: These are herbivores, like cattle, sheep , goat etc which feed on plant materials.secondary consumers: These depend upon primary consumers like tiger, lion, human, frogs etc.
Why are special consumers essential to all ecosystem?
because special consumers like maggots eat abiotic (dead) things like planets and animals so if there were no "special" consumers there would be dead bodies
What are the three levels of consumers?
In the food web, three levels of consumers are primary, secondary, and tertiary consumers. Primary consumers are herbivores like grasshoppers. Secondary consumers are carnivores and consume primary consumers. An example of a secondary consumer that eats a grasshopper is a toad. Similarly, a snake, which is a tertiary consumer, will eat a secondary consumer like a toad.
What are the consumers of a mountain?
the consumers are like mountain lions, panthers maybe, it has to be a certain mountain. it would be like the biggest preddators. - by mountain expert
Is a jackrabbit a consumer or a producer?
Jackrabbits - like all rabbits - are consumers.
What are the tertiary consumers of a mountain?
the consumers are like mountain lions, panthers maybe, it has to be a certain mountain. it would be like the biggest preddators. - by mountain expert
What are primary secondary and tertiary consumers in the tropical rain forest?
primary consumers are the consumers which feed upon the producers secondary consumers are the consumers which feed upon the primary consumers tertiary consumers are the consumers which feed upon the secondary consumers
