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What is another name for Quaternary consumers?


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Quaternary consumers:

Quaternary consumers are also called top carnivores.

  1. They consume secondary carnivores.
  2. Examples: lion, eagle, peacock, etc.
  3. Some of them feed on both plants and animals and are called omnivores.
  4. Example: human beings, cockroaches.
  5. They are not usually killed by other organisms and occupy the topmost trophic level in an ecosystem.

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