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Differentiate among primary, secondary, and tertiary consumers. Give one example of each in a food chain.

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Primary consumer​

Secondary consumer​

Tertiary consumer​

These are plant-eating animals ( herbivores) that eat the plants directly or eat their products such as fruits, flowers, etc.​

Secondary consumers are animals that feed on the herbivores and they are called carnivores.​

The animals that obtain their food by eating primary and secondary consumers,are called tertiary consumers or top carnivores.​

Example: Grasshopper, rat, deer, etc.​

Example: Snake, lizard, etc.​

Example: Peacock, eagle, etc.​


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