What is the relationship between a primary consumer and a secondary consumer?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

A secondary consumer is an animal that eats primary consumers, which is an animal that eats producers

For example, birds (secondary) eat bugs (primary), which in turn eat plants (producer)

Answer 4

The relationship is a predator - prey relationship. The secondary consumer preys on the primary consumer.

A primary consumer eats plants, or producers, secondary consumers eat primary consumers, and tertiary consumers eat the primary consumers. Let's look at this, a butterfly drinks nectar from a flower, primary consumer and producer. Next, the butterfly flies over the edge of the lake and a salmon jumps out, swallowing it whole, secondary consumer. Finally, a Bald Eagle swoops down and catches the salmon to feed it's eaglets, tertiary consumer.

Answer 5

A primary consumer feeds directly on producers (plants or algae) for food. A secondary consumer, in turn, preys on primary consumers for food. The relationship forms a basic component of the food chain in an ecosystem.

Answer 6

examples of the primary consumers are the rats and examples of secondary consumers are snakes eating the rats

Answer 7

primary consumers are vegetarian's.

secondary consumers are like us omnivores.

Answer 8

no. a secondary consumer eats a primary consumer. primary consumers are herbivores while seconday consumers are carnivores.