Primary Consumers (Herbivores)
- These are plant-eating organisms.
- They occupy the second level of a food chain, directly consuming producers.
- Examples: Cows, deer, rabbits, insects that eat leaves.
Secondary Consumers (Carnivores)
- These are meat-eating organisms.
- They occupy the third level of a food chain, feeding on primary consumers.
- Examples: Lions, wolves, snakes, fish that eat smaller fish.
Tertiary Consumers (Apex Predators)
- These are organisms with few or no natural predators above them in the food chain.
- They occupy higher levels of the food chain, feeding on both secondary consumers and sometimes primary consumers.
- Examples: Eagles, sharks, large cats, orca whales.
