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Why would the tertiary consumers have the smallest population?
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∙ 12y ago
Because of something known as the 10% rule. This means that only 10% of the energy can go to the next consumer level. That may not have been worded well, so here's an unrealistic but explanatory example; 1000g of algae (producer) is consumed by a fish (primary consumer), but only 10% of the energy (100g worth) can go to the fish. Then a bird eats that fish, which has 100g worth of energy from the algae. That bird get's 10% of the energy in the fish, so 10g worth. Now a wolf eats the bird, which only had 10g worth of energy from the fish. That wolf get's 10% of the energy from the bird, so the wolf (tertiary consumer), only gets 1g worth of the original 1000g.
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Which organisms in this ecosystem would you expect to have the lowest population?
Tertiary consumers receive the least amount of energy from producers.
What are the tertiary consumers in the tropical forests?
In any ecosystem, tertiary consumers are at the top of the food web. They eat small animals like rats, fish, frogs, and small reptiles. Tertiary consumers include jackals, hawks, leopards, lions, and tigers.
What animal eats animals that have eaten plants would be classified as a?
Tertiary consumers.
Can Second-level consumers may be either carnivores or omnivores?
In an ecological food chain consumers are categorized into three groups or levels which are primary consumers, secondary consumers, and the tertiary consumers. Tertiary consumers are usually omnivores. Omnivores are those who feed on both plants and animals. Omnivores can also be considered as secondary consumers. Tertiary consumers, sometimes also known as an apex predator. Human are such example of Tertiary consumers.
What ocean animals are quaternary consumers?
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What are the tertiary consumers of a mountain?
the consumers are like mountain lions, panthers maybe, it has to be a certain mountain. it would be like the biggest preddators. - by mountain expert
Make a food chain with a producer and 3 consumers?
In a food chain, there are four crucial members. There are the primary producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers and tertiary consumers. An example of a food chain can be found in a stream found in a forest. The primary producers would be plant like producers such as algae that produce food energy for the primary consumers which would be small microorganisms, or very small fish. The secondary consumers such as salmon will feed on these primary consumers for food. The tertiary consumers such as bears will feed on the secondary consumers for their food.
Why are tertiary consumers rare?
why are there relatively few third-level consumers in an ecosystem?why are there fewer 3rd level consumers in an ecosystem?
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).
Can tertiary consumers be eaten?
If you mean are they the top predators, then No (as they can be scavengers).
What are the primary secondary and tertiary sector of sugar?
The primary sector for sugar is growing the sugarcane. The secondary sector would be transforming the sugarcane into sugar crystals. The tertiary sector would be selling the sugar to consumers.
You are a consumer if you feed on secondary consumers.?
Yes - this would be a tertiary consumer. Anything that does not create its own food is a consumer.
