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People & animals are called consumers because their bodies don't make their own food; unlike plants who use photosynthesis to make their own food. So we call plants 'producers'.
Producers- an organism that creates it's own food
consumers- are organisms that can't create their own food, so have to consume other organisms.
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What is a consumer that eats other animals and plants?
A consumer that eats other animals and plants is called an omnivore. If they'd only other animals, they would be called carnivores. If they ate only plants, they would be called herbivores.
What are consumer who eat both plants and animals called?
they are called omnivores
A consumer that eats only animals?
A consumer that only eats an animal is called a carnivore. Sometimes they are called predators. I hope that this helped.
What is consumer environment?
animals consume (eat) food are called consumers
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).
Who is the consumer of a clam?
People who are hungry Otters Other sea animals
Is a jaguar a producer a consumer or a decomposer?
A jaguar is a consumer. It consumes food but does not produce food for other animals.
Organisms that obtain energy by feeding on other organisms?
Can be an omnivore, carnivore, or herbivore because both plants and animals are organisms. its called a consumer, or a heterotroph
What consumer that eats both plant and animals are called?
Consumers that eat both plants and animals are called omnivores. Humans are an example of omnivores we are all familiar with.
What is an animal called that hunts for food?
Most animals that are carnivous hunt other animals for food.
The people who decide to buy things are called?
they are called consumers.
What is a consumer that puts materials from dead plants and animals back into the soil and air and water called?
decomposer
