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Why are there fewer tertiary consumers than secondary consumers?
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∙ 10y ago
Why are there fewer top level consumers than lower level consumers
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 7y agoA secondary consumer feed primarily on primary consumers - plant eaters. A tertiary consumer feeds on both primary and secondary consumers.
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What are the four levels in an energy pyramid?
energy source(sun)>producer(grass)>primary consumer(mouse)>secondary consumer(snake)> tertiary(hawk)>decomposer(fungi) All organisms die and get broken down by decomposers
How does the number of secondary consumers compare with the number of producers?
There are a lot fewer secondary consumers than there are producers.
What is a fifth order consumer?
It is a consumer that is at the top of the food web. Food webs have producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, tertiary consumers, quaternary consumers, and fifth order consumers. Fifth order consumers have to eat at least one quaternary consumer to make it to that level. They do not eat other fifth order consumers and can also eat anything lower than their level.
What is a Quaternary consumer in grasslands?
If you mean that can tertiary and quaternary consumers both be carnivores, then yes, they can be. The quaternary consumers are probably at the top of the food chain as there are rarely any more than 4 - 5 trophic levels. This is because it would be pointless as there would be very little energy left for the top consumer.If you actually mean what you said literally in the question then the top consumer can eat carnivores but it is highly unlikely that the tertiary consumer will eat carnivores - they usually eat omnivores (secondary consumers) who eat herbivores (primary consumers) who eat producers (e.g. plants).
Does a step-up transformer have fewer turns of wire in the primary than in the secondary?
Yes, a step-up transformer has fewer turns of wire in the primary than in the secondary.
Can tertiary consumers be eaten?
If you mean are they the top predators, then No (as they can be scavengers).
Why are there more primary consumers than tertiary consumers?
Because the total energy associated with the primary consumers isn't stored in their bodies, so can't all be passed on to the secondary ones. The rest is used for their life processes, such as movement.
Why are there so many producers compared to primary consumers?
because Producers are plants, primary consumers are only a few species of animal on the food chain. there are way more species of plants that of only a few animals. i hope that answered your question!
What would happen if there were more secondary consumers than primary consumers?
If there were more secondary consumers than primary consumer, then the primary consumers may not be able to find food to survive and become extinct. With too many secondary consumers as a result of no predators of them, then all of the plants may become extinct as well, causing the whole food chain to die out.
Why tertiary carbonium ions are more stable than the primary and secondary carbonium ions?
because they are. Knowwhatamsaying I would say its mainly due to the fact that that tertiary have more alkyle group (CH3) thus its more stable. Primary has one secondary has two and tertiary 3 (see a patern there)
What are the layers of the Amazon rainforest?
Any tropical forest is usually described in four layers. The emergent layer is a small number of trees which grow above the canopy layer. The canopy contain the majority of large trees. The understory layer is placed between the canopy and the floor, and the forest floor is the lowest layer.
What is the most common type of business?
if you mean what is the most common type of industry it depends on how developed countries are: More developed countries the most common is tertiary then quaterniary then secondary then primary less developed countries the most common is primar then secondary then tertiary than quaternary
