a small define of consumers and two examples
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Omnivores – animals which eat both plants and other animals – are also consumers. The animals they eat do not produce their own energy, and are therefore not classed as producers under any circumstances. Carnivores – animals which eat only meat – hold various positions within different food chains.
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Consumer is a category that belongs within the food chain of an ecosystem. It refers predominantly to animals. Consumers are unable to make their own energy, and instead rely on the consumption and digestion of producers or other consumers, or both, to survive.
Explanation:
Consumer examples are plentiful, as every animal must consume food in order to live. Consumers are grouped into four categories – primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary. The category in which an animal is situated is defined by its food source within a specific food chain or food web, and not necessarily by its species or habits. For example, grizzly bears only have access to salmon at certain times of the year, while in the early spring diets are largely root-based and herbivorous. Depending on the available food source(s), a single species might be placed in different categories. The simple diagram below shows how simple it is to upset the flow of the trophic cascade of a food chain.