Consumers obtain matter primarily through the purchase and consumption of goods and services. These goods, ranging from food to electronics, are produced from various materials sourced from the environment. Additionally, consumers can acquire matter through recycling and repurposing existing products, reducing the need for new materials. Overall, the flow of matter involves a complex system of production, distribution, and consumption.
No
Yes, porcupines are primary consumers. They eat only plant matter.
Yes, they eat vegetable matter.
They are called consumers or decomposers.
We are generally both. If you eat meat and vegetable matter, then you are both. Only vegans are primary consumers.
Peccaries are consumers as they obtain their energy by consuming organic matter, such as plants, fruits, and small animals. They are part of the food chain as consumers, rather than being decomposers or producers.
Consumers are heterotrophs and do not get their energy directly, but by eating organisms that do, or by eating other consumers. Herbivores are primary consumers, predators are secondary or higher. Detrivores consume the dead matter left by either producers, or consumers, or both.
No, crickets are not considered secondary consumers. They are primary consumers, as they mainly feed on plants and organic matter. Secondary consumers are animals that primarily feed on primary consumers.
A "head tax"?
In a food chain from producers to consumers .
Yes
B) The amount of matter produced by the producers should be greater than what is contained in the consumers in a successful food web. This is because producers (plants) convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis, which forms the base of the food web by providing energy for consumers (animals) to feed on.