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If there were no secondary consumers, the populations of primary consumers would explode and the world would be overrun with rodents, rabbits, etc.
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Examples of secondary consumers?
Secondary consumers eat herbivores, which are primary consumers. An example of this would be a lion that eats a zebra. The zebra is a herbivore and so the lion is a secondary consumer. Almost all carnivores are secondary consumers.
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.
Why are secondary consumers called secondary consumers?
Because, animals that eat other animals
Are hawks secondary consumers?
i think hawks are tertiary because they eat secondary consumers
What does 'secondary consumers' mean?
Usually a secondary consumer is a carnivore. They prey on primary consumers. Primary consumers eat vegetation.
What will happen if secondary consumers are removed from a food chain?
the whole food chain would be destroyed
If grass and shrubs were removed from rural Massachusetts ecosystem what would most likely happen?
What would happen if grasses and shrubs were removed from an ecosystem? A.the primary consumers would increaseB.the primary consumers would become secondary consumersC.the primary consumers would die out or move elsewhereD.the primary consumers would stay unchanged
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.
Examples of secondary consumers?
Secondary consumers eat herbivores, which are primary consumers. An example of this would be a lion that eats a zebra. The zebra is a herbivore and so the lion is a secondary consumer. Almost all carnivores are secondary consumers.
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.
Is herbivores is secondary consumer?
No, a secondary consumer is a carnivore (or omnivore). Herbivores are primary consumers, which are eaten by secondary consumers.
A sentence for secondary consumers?
Secondary consumers are herbivores that feed on primary consumers.
What would happen to the producers and primary consumers of the tertiary and secondary consumers are all gone?
The number of primary consumer will increase and it will eat producers which utlimately leads to distruction of all live forms on the earth
How are primary consumers different from secondary consumers?
primary consumers are herbivores and secondary consumers are carnivores so secondary consumers eat primary consumers
What are primary secondary and tertiary consumers in the tropical rain forest?
primary consumers are the consumers which feed upon the producers secondary consumers are the consumers which feed upon the primary consumers tertiary consumers are the consumers which feed upon the secondary consumers
What do consumers eat secondary consumers?
Secondary Consumers eat other primary consumers. Primary consumers eat plants or producers.
What a secondary consumers?
other secondary consumers. all animals that eat other animals are are secondary consumers. so I suppose we eat them.
