Plant. Plants are always the producers
Caterpillar
The caterpillar is the primary consumer. If an organism eats plants, it is a primary consumer. If it eats other animals, it is a secondary or tertiary consumer.
Secondary Consumer
The caterpillar is the primary consumer. If an organism eats plants, it is a primary consumer. If it eats other animals, it is a secondary or tertiary consumer.
A squirrel eating a nut is an example of a primary consumer gaining energy. A caterpillar eating a plant
Plant. Plants are always the producers
caterpillar APEX YALL
Herbivore
Yes, a primary consumer refers to an organism in an ecosystem that feeds on producers, while a consumer is a broader term that refers to any organism that consumes other organisms for food. Therefore, all primary consumers are consumers, but not all consumers are primary consumers.
A squirrel eating a nut is an example of a primary consumer gaining energy. A caterpillar eating a plant
Primary Consumer - an organism that gets its energy from producers (plants). These are often called herbivores.
A secondary consumer is any organism that consumes an organism that has consumed an autotroph. An autotroph is eaten by a primary consumer, which is eaten by a secondary consumer. Put more simply, a secondary (or any further level) consumer is a predator/ carnivore. A primary consumer would be an herbivore, and an autotroph (also known as primary producer) is any organism that creates it own energy (generally plants).