Question

Differentiate between the following: (2×5=10)

i) Secondary and tertiary consumers​

Answer 1

Answer:

The main difference between primary secondary and tertiary consumers is that primary consumers are the herbivores that feed on plants, and secondary consumers can be either carnivores, which prey on other animals, or omnivores, which feed on both animals and plants, whereas tertiary consumers are the apex predators ...

Answer 2

Required Answer:

Secondary Consumers:

• Secondary consumers feeds on primary consumers$.$
• They are carnivores or omnivores.
• They obtains energy only 1% from primary producers.
• They have less amount of biomass than primary consumers.
• Example: Humans, bears etc.

Tertiary consumers:

• The animals which obtains energy from the primary and secondary consumers.
• They takes only 0.1% energy from primary consumers.
• They have lowest amount of biomass.
• They are apex predators.
• Example: Tigers, lions etc.