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Why can some organisms be primary or secondary consumers when they are in different food chains?
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∙ 12y ago
Well if you think about it this way (follow the OWL): a grasshopper eats grass and and a frog eats the grasshopper and the OWL eats the frog; in this situation the OWL is the tertiary consumer. In a different situation (follow the OWL): a mouse eats grass and an OWL eats the mouse; here, the OWL is the secondary consumer. You see, it all depends on the situation. Hope that helps :)
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How are primary consumers different from secondary consumers?
primary consumers are herbivores and secondary consumers are carnivores so secondary consumers eat primary consumers
What is a primary consumers job in a food chain?
Primary consumers in the food chain are those animals that eat plants. They are, in turn, eaten by secondary consumers.
Are lions primary consumers or secondary consumers or tertiary consumers?
Lions are secondary consumers and feed mostly on primary consumers such as zebras.
A sentence for secondary consumers?
Secondary consumers are herbivores that feed on primary consumers.
How do you know if an animal is a primary consumer or secondary consumer?
Yes, some can be. Some are considered to be 'vegan' and are only primary consumers. They would not eat anything but plants. The Giant Panda is an example. Some others that normally will eat only plants do eat other things like insects or even mushrooms at times, making them secondary consumers. Humans and other animals will eat anything and are omnivores. I guess they would also fit into being both.
How are primary consumers different from secondary consumers?
primary consumers are herbivores and secondary consumers are carnivores so secondary consumers eat primary consumers
What are secondary consumers and what do they eat?
Secondary consumers are organisms that consume primary consumers. Primary consumers are organisms that eat primary producers, which are usually photosynthetic plants, protists, and bacteria. Primary consumers are always considered herbivores. Secondary consumers are usually carnivores, but they can also be omnivores. For example, while rats eat grain, they are secondary consumers, because they sometimes eat herbivorous insects. A frog can be a secondary consumer because it eats grass-eating crickets.
Why tiger is secondary consumer?
Cheetahs are secondary or higher consumers. A primary consumer wold be an herbivore or an omnivore - it is an organism that consumes plants, which are the producers. A secondary consumer, like a cheetah, eats an organism that has eaten a producer.
Examples of secondary consumers?
Secondary consumers eat herbivores, which are primary consumers. An example of this would be a lion that eats a zebra. The zebra is a herbivore and so the lion is a secondary consumer. Almost all carnivores are secondary consumers.
What trophic level are hydra on?
Hydra are secondary consumers, primary consumers feed off of photosynthetic organisms. Hydra eat primary consumers like daphnia for example.
Are primary carnivores consumers?
No! Carnivores are secondary consumers. Herbivores are primary consumers.
Which organisim is a 'secondary consumer'?
Secondary consumers are organisms that eat primary consumers. Primary consumers eat primary producers. Primary producers are plants that photosynthesize sun light into chemical energy. A cow, for example, that eats grass (a primary producer) is considered to be a primary consumer. The wolf (or a human for that matter), who eats the cow (a primary consumer), is defined as the secondary consumer.
What is a primary consumers job in a food chain?
Primary consumers in the food chain are those animals that eat plants. They are, in turn, eaten by secondary consumers.
Are mice primary or secondary consumers?
Rats are primary consumers. This means they will eat almost everything. In the wild, primary consumers provide nutrition for secondary consumers.
Are Carnivores primary or secondary consumer?
Secondary consumers - primary consumers are the herbivores
What is a secondary primary and Tertiary consumer?
Primary consumers eat primary producers(plant-eaters). Secondary consumers eat primary consumers (meat-eaters) Tertiary consumers eat secondary consumers. Quaternary consumers eat tertiary consumers.
What are primary secondary and tertiary consumers in the tropical rain forest?
primary consumers are the consumers which feed upon the producers secondary consumers are the consumers which feed upon the primary consumers tertiary consumers are the consumers which feed upon the secondary consumers
