Question

why are herbivores called as primary consumers​

Answer 1

Answer:

Within an ecological food chain, Consumers are categorized into primary consumers, secondary consumers, tertiary consumers. Primary consumers are herbivores, feeding on plants. Caterpillars, insects, grasshoppers, termites and hummingbirds are all examples of primary consumers because they only eat autotrophs (plants).

Answer 2

Answer:

herbivores are called as primary consumers because they eat only autotrophs.{plants}.....

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