Question

which are the types of consumer? what are the criteria for their classification ?

Answer 1

The criteria of classification for consumers is on the basis of their mode of nutrition is they are holophitic or saprophitic.

Answer 2

Answer:

$There are mainly four types of \\ consumers in ecology and they \\ are classified according to their \\ position in the food chain \\ - herbivores, carnivores, \\ omnivores and decomposers. \\ Herbivores are the ones who only \\ eat green plants, vegetables \\ and other type of vegetation like \\ cows, giraffes, elephants$