0
Secondary consumers receive their energy by consuming other species. The energy that those species had transfers to the carnivore. Energy never ends, it keeps transferring and can change forms. A useful diagram of this process can be found at http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/F/FoodChains.html.
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
If a caterpillar is a primary consumer what level will energy flow to next after the caterpillar?
Secondary Consumer
Is moray eel a primary consumer or secondary consumer or tertiary consumer?
secondary consumer
What category would a mouse fall into on the energy pyramid A primary consumer B primary producer C secondary consumer D tertiary consumer?
A mouse is a primary consumer.
Is a rattle snake a secondary consumer or a tertiary consumer?
it is a secondary
Is an octopus a primary consumer or a secondary consumer?
secondary comsumer
When a secondary consumer eats a primary consumer how much energy gets transferred?
the secondary consumer gets 10% of the energy from consuming primary consumer.
How much energy in a primary consumer?
It gets 10% of energy from the secondary consumer.
Why doesnt the energy from a producer all transfer to the secondary consumer?
Not all the energy from a producer transfer to a secondary consumer because some of this energy is lost along the way.
What each level of an energy pyramid is?
producer consumer 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
Primary and secondary motive of consumer behavior?
The primary motive of consumer behavior is to gain energy for locomotion. The secondary motive is energy for building new cells.
If a caterpillar is a primary consumer what level will energy flow to next after the caterpillar?
Secondary Consumer
Why are sharks primary consumers?
A Shark would be considered a Secondary Consumer because a primary consumer gets its energy from plants, whereas a Secondary Consumer gets its energy from from other consumers.
Is a wolf a primary consumer or a secondary consumer?
They are normally considered a secondary consumer.
Is beetle a secondary concumer?
It depends. A secondary consumer is the second creature to eat anything in the food chain. So if a carnivorous bug ate another bug that had already eaten a plant, it would be a secondary consumer. A plant is not a consumer because it gets it's energy from the sun. A consumer is an animal that eats.
Is a flamingo a primary or a secondary consumer?
No its a Secondary Consumer
Is a cat a secondary consumer or primary consumer?
Secondary consumer
