Yes - this would be a tertiary consumer. Anything that does not create its own food is a consumer.
the secondary consumer feeds on the primary consumer.
No, aphids are primary consumers in the food chain as they feed directly on plants by sucking sap from their leaves or stems. Secondary consumers typically eat primary consumers or other secondary consumers.
Yes, a cougar is a secondary consumer. It preys on herbivores such as deer, which are primary consumers that feed on plants. Cougars occupy the second trophic level in the food chain.
A consumer who eats primary consumers is known as a secondary consumer. This means they are one step higher in the food chain and rely on consuming animals that feed on primary producers. Some examples of secondary consumers include carnivores like wolves and hawks.
Yes, a maple tree produces its own food and there for is a primary consumer, anything that eats the maple tree would be a secondary consumer.
The secondary consumers, such as lobsters, feed on the herbivores. The tertiary consumers, in turn, feed on the secondary consumers, and so on.
Lions are secondary consumers. They feed on primary consumers.
Primary consumers feed on producers (plants) and secondary consumers feed on primary consumers. For example, rabbits are primary consumers because they feed on vegetation. Foxes are secondary consumers because they feed on rabbits.
No, snakes are secondary consumers. They feed on primary consumers.
it's a tertiary consumer which are carnivores or meat eaters secondary consumers and omnivores or animals that eat both plants and other animals.
the secondary consumer feeds on the primary consumer.
No. They are secondary consumers because they feed on primary consumers
Yes, rattlesnakes feed on primary consumers.
No, aphids are primary consumers in the food chain as they feed directly on plants by sucking sap from their leaves or stems. Secondary consumers typically eat primary consumers or other secondary consumers.
Why are there fewer top level consumers than lower level consumers
No, a secondary consumer is a carnivore (or omnivore). Herbivores are primary consumers, which are eaten by secondary consumers.
Deer are primary consumers. They feed directly on plants - producers.