Question

What is the original source of the energy that transfers through the food web to a meat-eating animal such as a cat

Answer 1

Finally, when its position in the food web is considered, a carnivore could also be called a secondary consumer (if it eats primary consumers, organisms that feed on primary producers, such as green plants) or a tertiary consumer (if it eats secondary consumers), which includes those carnivores that prey on other carnivores.