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Yes. Linear food chains with one producer, one primary consumer, one secondary consumer and so on are an over-simplification, food webs would be more realistic of what goes on in ecosystems.
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Is a primary consumers carnivores?
no a carnivore is a secondary consumer a herbivore is a primary consumer and any thing that eats the first carnivore is a tertiary consumer
Why cant a carnivore be a primary consumer in a food chain?
Primary consumers receive their energy from producers (i.e. plants) canrnivores receive their energy from other consumers.
Name one organism that can be a primary and a secondary consumer?
carnivore
What kind of consumer is a lynx?
Yes, it is a secondary consumer if relating to ecology.
What type of consumer is lion?
The lion is a secondary consumer and feeds on primary consumers.
What are the type of consumers?
A third primary consumer and/or tertiaryconsumer.
What is the differences between a primary and a secondary consumer?
A primary consumer is an animal that gets all its energy from vegetation. It is also called an herbivore.A secondary consumer is an animal that eats the primary consumers. It is also called a carnivore.
Is a cutthroat trout a consumer or a producer?
a lake trout is a consumer
IS A CROCKODILE A PRIMARY CONSUMER?
No, Crocodile is a secondary consumer since it is carnivore. Primary consumers are those who sustain on vegetation as food like deer, rabbit and cattle etc.
What does 'secondary consumers' mean?
Usually a secondary consumer is a carnivore. They prey on primary consumers. Primary consumers eat vegetation.
Is a mule deer a carnivore a herbivore or an omnivore?
a mule deer is a herbivore.a herbivore
Is a weasel a carnivore or a consumer?
They are carnivores- and a carnivore IS a consumer.
