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A consumer is something in an ecosystem that feeds off of producers or other consumers
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 7y agoPlants are considered producers because they can produce their own food. Everything else is a consumer because they have to consume either a plant or another animal to get its nutrients.
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What is a third level consumer for a shark?
The salt water Sting Ray is of course a SECONDARY CONSUMER Read on to see some facts: | | | | | | | Actually i don't have any facts i just know that the sting ray is a secondary consumer i just wanted to sound smart. My friend has a moustache and she's a girl.
Is a goat a producer or a decomposer or a consumer?
its a consumer....primary consumer
Are antelope a producer or consumer?
consumer
is a beetle a consumer or producer or a decomposer?
That is a Producer and Consumer
Is moray eel a primary consumer or secondary consumer or tertiary consumer?
secondary consumer
What type of organism would be least abundant in most ecosystems?
top consumer
Is snake a primary consumer?
Not in all ecosystems. There are some species of snakes that eat birds.
What are defined by life and the processes that sustain life?
Ecosystems
Is soil a decomposer producer or a consumer?
Soil is non-living; therefore, it is neither a decomposer, consumer, or producer. However, the organisms within the soil are most often decomposers. Decomposition of organic material always occurs in the soil in terrestrial ecosystems.
What are terrestrial ecosystems?
Ecosystems that are established on land (as opposed to Marine ecosystems).
Why cant a carnivore be a primary consumer?
Yes. Linear food chains with one producer, one primary consumer, one secondary consumer and so on are an over-simplification, food webs would be more realistic of what goes on in ecosystems.
What are the two main water ecosystems?
Saltwater/Marine ecosystems and Freshwater ecosystems.
How are fresh water ecosystems and saltwater ecosystems the same?
they are both marine ecosystems
What causes the biodiversity of rainforest?
Stable ecosystems.
Why do you have ecosystems?
We have ecosystems to live. Ecosystems give us energy,oxygen and many other things. Earth is the only planet which have ecosystems.
What are some things about ocean ecosystems?
they are ecosystems!
What are the 3 major ecosystems in Missouri?
this is about ecosystems!
