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Carnivores (meat-eaters) and omnivores are secondary consumers because they eat primary consumers.
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Is a lobster an secondary consumer in the food chain?
The secondary consumers, such as lobsters, feed on the herbivores. The tertiary consumers, in turn, feed on the secondary consumers, and so on.
Make a food chain with a producer and 3 consumers?
In a food chain, there are four crucial members. There are the primary producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers and tertiary consumers. An example of a food chain can be found in a stream found in a forest. The primary producers would be plant like producers such as algae that produce food energy for the primary consumers which would be small microorganisms, or very small fish. The secondary consumers such as salmon will feed on these primary consumers for food. The tertiary consumers such as bears will feed on the secondary consumers for their food.
What is the 3rd feeding level of a food chain?
The 3rd feeding level of a food chain consists of secondary consumers that feed on primary consumers. These secondary consumers are typically carnivores that eat herbivores or other primary consumers.
What will happen if secondary consumers are removed from a food chain?
the whole food chain would be destroyed
Where are insectivores on the food chain ie primary consumers secondary etc?
Insectivores are typically considered secondary consumers on the food chain. They feed primarily on insects, which are primary consumers themselves as they feed on plants. This places insectivores one level higher on the food chain.
Define secondary consumer in food chain?
Primary consumers, which are plant-eating animals.
How are primary consumers different from secondary consumers?
primary consumers are herbivores and secondary consumers are carnivores so secondary consumers eat primary consumers
What is a primary consumers job in a food chain?
Primary consumers in the food chain are those animals that eat plants. They are, in turn, eaten by secondary consumers.
What is an example of a food chain in tropical rainforest?
The tropical rainforest food chain has four levels. The four levels are the primary producers, the primary consumers, secondary consumers and the tertiary consumers.
Are animals usually at the top or bottom of a food chain and why are they there?
Animals are usually at the top of a food chain. This is because they are consumers. Producers (plants) are at the bottom of the food chain. The producers are consumed by the primary consumers (herbivores) who are then consumed by the secondary consumers ( carnivores ).
What do consumers do in the food chain?
In the the food chain, the secondary consumer eats the primary consumer and the tertiary consumer eats the secondaryconsumer.
What is the forth word of the food chain?
Primary and Secondary consumers.
