CBSE Class 10 Answered

CONSUMERS

DESCRIPTION

Primary consumers (Herbivores)

• They directly eat plants or their products as their food.
• Examples: Deer, rabbit, etc.

Secondary consumers (Carnivores)

• They capture their prey and eat it.
• Examples: Tiger, wolf, etc.

Tertiary consumers (Large carnivores)

• They capture smaller carnivores and eat them.
• Examples: Snake, owl, etc.

Quartery consumers (Apex carnivores)

• They prey on larger carnivores and feed on them.
• Examples: Hawk, raccoon, etc.

Decomposers (Microconsumers)

• They live on dead and decaying plant and animal bodies.
• Examples: Kite, crow, etc.