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The primary producer is a marine algae called phytoplankton. This algae floats around in the sunlit areas of the Ocean giving it its name: phyto=plant, plankton=floating. It is the source of food for many fishes and is responsible for most of the world's oxygen.

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Are deer primary consumers?

Yes, deer are considered primary consumers because they primarily feed on plants as their main source of energy. They play a crucial role in transferring energy from plants to higher trophic levels in the ecosystem.


How do you calculate the percentage biomass passed on from 1 from producers to primary consumers 2 from primary to secondary consumers 3 from secondary consumers to carnivores?

e.g. ORGANISM BIOMASS Grass 1000 Herbivores 300 Small Carnivores 28 Large Carnivores 6 1) from producer to primary = (300/1000)x100 2) from primary to secondary = (28/300)x100 3) from secondary to carnivores = (6/28)x100 Hope this helps :)


What is the relationship between a primary consumer and a secondary consumer?

A primary consumer obtains its energy from producers (i.e. plants). Therefore a rabbit is a primary consumer because it eats grass and other plants. A secondary consumer eats primary consumers, therefore they do not get their energy directly from plants.The fox that eats the rabbit would be a secondary consumer.


Primary consumers of the neritic zone?

The neritic zone is the first 200 meters of ocean water, including most of the continental shelf. The primary consumers of the neritic zone are sea birds, herrings, mackerels, tunas and smaller species of fish.


What is true about secondary consumers in an ecosystem?

A secondary consumer is a predator that eats the primary consumer in an ecosystem. Flow of energy in an ecosystem= primary producer>primary consumer>secondary consumer>teriary consumer

Related Questions

are crab primary consumers?

Crabs feed primarily off of detritus on the ocean floor. As such, they are scavengers and not herbivores, therefore they are not primary consumers.


What are some primary consumers of the Indian ocean?

whumpback whales and sharks


What are four primary consumers in an ocean environment?

small fish, shrimp and Sheldon plankton


What are some animals that are 2nd level consumers in the ocean ecosystem?

An example of a primary consume in the ocean is Your Mom


Are primary carnivores consumers?

No! Carnivores are secondary consumers. Herbivores are primary consumers.


Do primary consumers eat other primary consumers?

no


Are seals primary consumers?

The primary consumers in the Arctic Ocean are phytoplankton and crustaceans that consume the zooplankton. Harp seals are secondary consumers, which mainly eat fish like Arctic cod and Arctic char, and some crustaceans. The top predators, or tertiary consumers, are polar bears and the Orca whale.


What is a secondary primary and Tertiary consumer?

Primary consumers eat primary producers(plant-eaters). Secondary consumers eat primary consumers (meat-eaters) Tertiary consumers eat secondary consumers. Quaternary consumers eat tertiary consumers.


Are mice primary or secondary consumers?

Rats are primary consumers. This means they will eat almost everything. In the wild, primary consumers provide nutrition for secondary consumers.


What are three types of consumers in terms of primary secondary and?

Primary consumers are herbivores that eat plants directly. Secondary consumers are carnivores that eat primary consumers. Tertiary consumers are carnivores that eat secondary consumers.


How are primary consumers different from secondary consumers?

primary consumers are herbivores and secondary consumers are carnivores so secondary consumers eat primary consumers


What primary consumers are on everest?

The primary consumers on Everest are predators.