Question

Discuss the consequences if all carnivores in an ecosystem disappear.

Answer 1

Carnivores

1. They are animals that prey upon herbivores (primary consumers) and eat their flesh.
2. Carnivores form the third trophic level.
3. Carnivores that eat herbivores are called primary carnivores or secondary consumers.
4. Foxes, Snakes, Frogs and small fishes are primary carnivores
5. If all the carnivores are removed from the earth, the population of herbivores will increase.
6. Large population of herbivores will overgraze.
7. As a result, all plants will disappear from the earth surface and ultimately the earth may become a desert.