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A consumer that eats only plants is a herbivore.
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∙ 13y agoThey would be called Herbivores.
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What are consumer who eat both plants and animals called?
they are called omnivores
What consumer eats?
Consumers When an animal eats a producer the animal, or consumer, takes in the energy stored in the producer and uses it for their own fuel. Animals that eat plants only are called herbivores. Herbivoresare the first level of consumer called a primary consumer.Animals which eat only meat are called carnivores. Carnivoresare considered secondary consumers because they eat the primary consumer. This means that they are taking in the energy from the primary consumer which itself took in the energy from the producer.Some animals eat both plants and animals these animals are called omnivores. Humans are an example of an omnivore.Animals which eat other animals are also called predators, while the animal that they eat is called prey.Here we see a secondary consumer (the lion) feeding on a primary consumer (the zebra) which had earlier fed on a producer(grass).
Is an elephant a primary consumer secondary consumer or tertiary consumer?
yes. a primary consumer is always a herbivore(-eats only plants) (sometimes an omnivore-eats both meat and plants)and elephants are herbivores. secondary consumers are carnivores(eat meat only).
Why is a grey fox a consumer?
Only plants are producers. Animals eat plants or other animals- they consume them.
Is a plant a primary consumer?
Animals that eat plants are primary consumers. The only producers are plants and other photosynthetic organisms.
Are possums secondary consumer?
No they are Primary Consumers. They only eat plants they do not eat meat they are too small
Are you a consumer if you eat plants?
Consume means to eat, and if you eat a plant or meat, you are a consumer.
Is a mosquito a consu.?
A mosquito fish is a consumer. It is consumer because it eats elodea or other plants. Mosquito fish are herbivores. Meaning they only eat plants.
What type of consumer is deer?
consumer because it eats a consumer ,plants.
Why is a moose a primary consumer?
a moose is a first level consumer. he/she eat plants.
Animal that eat only plants?
an animal that only eats plants would be, a sloth
What are animals called what only eat plants?
Animals that eat only plants are called herbivores. Most herbivores (including the giraffe, macaw, ground squirrel, elephant, and many others) eat a wide variety of plants and plant parts.Herbivores
