What is the difference between a producer, secondary consumer, primary consumer, and tertiary consumer?

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Producer:
In the ecosystem, the green plants are known as producers.
Secondary consumer:
If the animals eat other animals which in turn eat the plants, they are called secondary consumers.
Primary consumer:
If the animals feed on the producers, the plants are called primary consumers.
Tertiary consumer:
The animal at the highest level of the food chain which eats other animals is known as tertiary consumers.
Producer Secondary consumer Primary consumer Tertiary consumer
They produce their own food. They depend on the primary consumers. They depend on producers. They depend on either primary consumers or secondary consumers for food.
They are autotrophs. They are carnivoroes or omnivores. They are herbivores. They are apex predators.
They have the greatest amount of biomass. They have a medium amount of biomass. Have the highest amount of biomass. They have the lowest amount of biomass.

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Producer	Secondary consumer	Primary consumer	Tertiary consumer
They produce their own food.	They depend on the primary consumers.	They depend on producers.	They depend on either primary consumers or secondary consumers for food.
They are autotrophs.	They are carnivoroes or omnivores.	They are herbivores.	They are apex predators.
They have the greatest amount of biomass.	They have a medium amount of biomass.	Have the highest amount of biomass.	They have the lowest amount of biomass.