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It means an animal that preys on other animals lower on the food chain. Basically, a consumer animal is an animal that doesn't produce its own food, and obtains energy from another organism. Technically, every animal (that I know of) obtains atleast some of its energy from another organism. Only plants make their own food from chlorophyll, but PLEASE don't misunderstand this part: plants can't make their own energy.Plants convert energy from the sun to glucose.
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What does consumer mean in biology?
A consumer cell is a cell that relies on other cells to provide it with the food it needs to survive. This is in opposition to a producer cell which produces its own food. Generally, animal cells are consumer cells awhile plant cells are consumer cells.
Why is a plant called a producer and an animal a consumer?
The plant is a producer because it photosynthesizes and makes food. The animal is a consumer because it eats other organism, such as plants. The plant produces its' own food. The consumer, consumes food made by others or eats other organisms.
What is the relationship between a primary consumer and a secondary consumer?
A primary consumer obtains its energy from producers (i.e. plants). Therefore a rabbit is a primary consumer because it eats grass and other plants. A secondary consumer eats primary consumers, therefore they do not get their energy directly from plants.The fox that eats the rabbit would be a secondary consumer.
What is true about secondary consumers in an ecosystem?
A secondary consumer is a predator that eats the primary consumer in an ecosystem. Flow of energy in an ecosystem= primary producer>primary consumer>secondary consumer>teriary consumer
Is a dugong a consumer or decomposer?
Consumer
What does consumer mean in scientific definition?
A animal that eats another animal -_- I hope it helped u
If a animal eats both a primary consumer and a secondary consumer.What does that make the animal?
a hungry bear I mean (sp) what consumer does that make the animal? primary secondary triestairy(sp) quastrain(sp)
What animals are in tertiary consumers in an arctic region?
animal consumers are animal consumers so when a animal consumer eats a animal consumer it is a animal consumer
What does the word consumer mean in a food chain?
A consumer is like a predator- something that eats something else. It can be an animal eating an animal or an animal eating a plant. All are consuming something. All living organisms, except plants, are consumers.
What is a desert consumer?
a desert consumer is a animal
How is a consumer a consumer?
a animal that eats meat love C.R.U.O
Is a cougar a consumer decomposer or produser?
it a consumer bc its a animal
What are animal called in a food chain?
Primary consumer, secondary consumer, main consumer
Which is a example of a consumer eating another consumer?
There are many examples, actually, all cases of a animal eating another animal are the examples of a consumer eating consumer in that all animals are consumer. for example, a sparrow eats a fly.
In biology what is a secondary consumer?
An animal that feeds on smaller plant-eating animals in a food chain. a consumer who consumes the first consumer A Secondary Consumer is a human/animal that eats meat and veggie.
What energy role does the first organism in a food chain fill?
Sun Plant - producer Animal - primary consumer Animal 2 - secondary consumer Animal 3 - tertiary consumer Hope this helps
Is a cat a producer or a consumer?
Consumer. A bob cat is a omnivorous animal.
