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In the food chain, another name for a secondary consumer can be a second order consumer or second-level consumer. Secondary consumers are typically carnivores that eat first consumers. First consumers are herbivores.
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∙ 15y agoAnother name would be a second-order consumer.
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∙ 15y agoCarnivores, herbivores, omnivores, decomposers, etc.
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∙ 13y agoSecondary Consumer
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∙ 15y agoa herbivore
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∙ 13y agoherbivores
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What does the organism in each tropic level eat?
trophic levels primary producers-make their own foodprimary consumers-eats primary producerssecondary consumer-eats primary consumerstertiary consumer-eats secondary consumersQuaternary consumer-eats tertiary consumers
What are primary consumers and what do they eat?
An animal that eats grass and other green plants; harbour
An organism that eats grass is a primary consumer?
Not just grass but yes herbivores are primary consumers.
An organism that eats heterotrophs is either?
A secondary or tertiary consumer. Secondary - eats primary consumers (herbivores) and/or producers Tertiary - eats secondary and primary consumers (and possibly producers as well) Secondary and Tertiary consumers can be either carnivores or omnivores.
Are all herbivores primary consumers?
Yes, a maple tree produces its own food and there for is a primary consumer, anything that eats the maple tree would be a secondary consumer.
Are jaguars consumers?
Yes.
What consumer eats primary consumers?
The secondary consumer eats the primary consumer.
What do you call the organisms that cannot make their own food and must feed on other organisms for energy and nutrients?
consumers. a consumer that eats a plant is a primary consumer. a consumer that eats a primary consumer is called a secondary consumer. a consumer that eats a secondary consumer is called a tertiary consumer. a consumer that eats a tertiary consumer is called a quarternary consumer.
What are secondary and primary consumers?
Primary consumers feed on producers (plants) and secondary consumers feed on primary consumers. For example, rabbits are primary consumers because they feed on vegetation. Foxes are secondary consumers because they feed on rabbits.
What does the organism in each tropic level eat?
trophic levels primary producers-make their own foodprimary consumers-eats primary producerssecondary consumer-eats primary consumerstertiary consumer-eats secondary consumersQuaternary consumer-eats tertiary consumers
Do primary consumers eats shrubs?
a shrub is a primary consumer
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).
What organisms in each trophic level eat?
trophic levels primary producers-make their own foodprimary consumers-eats primary producerssecondary consumer-eats primary consumerstertiary consumer-eats secondary consumersQuaternary consumer-eats tertiary consumers
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.
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.
Which organisim is a 'secondary consumer'?
Secondary consumers are organisms that eat primary consumers. Primary consumers eat primary producers. Primary producers are plants that photosynthesize sun light into chemical energy. A cow, for example, that eats grass (a primary producer) is considered to be a primary consumer. The wolf (or a human for that matter), who eats the cow (a primary consumer), is defined as the secondary consumer.
Is a squirrel a primary or secondary consumers?
A squirrel is a primary consumer, it eats vegitation.
