What role does a grasshopper usually play in a food web?

Answer 1

• An animal can be a primary consumer in a food web (a rabbit eating grass).
• An animal can be a secondary consumer (a snake eating a rabbit).
• An animal can be a tertiary consumer (an owl eating a snake).
• An animal can be a quaternary consumer in a food web (a hawk eating an owl).

There can be more levels, but the food web always ends with the top predator, the animal with no natural enemies.

Answer 2

it would really depeand on the insect. most insects are decomposers, the recyclers of the food chain, however some are pollinators and some fall into the predetor/pray catagory.

decomposer: dung beatle, fly.

pollinator: butterfly, bee.

pred/pray: mosqitos.

Answer 3

some animals like to eat insects then we usauly eat them all mighty us we dont get eaten on a regaular basis

Answer 4

Caterpillars and butterflies are an important part in the food chain. Predators like Spiders, mice and birds take caterpillars to feed their young.

Answer 5

The reason they are in food webs is because they are producers that give energy to consumers.

Answer 6

primary consurmers or herbivores

Answer 7

producer

Answer 8

Consumer