Answer: Hawks are,but Tarantulas and Rattlesnakes are not.
Hawks-Yes, a Hawk is a tertiary consumer. They are carnivores and live by eating other animals only. They have no animal that is above a hawk that would eat one while alive, so this means that they are at the top of the food chain or tertiary consumers.
Tarantulas- No, they are secondary consumers, which is right below tertiary consumers. They only consume meat, however animals do hunt and feed for them, meaning that they would be secondary consumers.
Rattlesnakes-Lastly, no a rattlesnake is not a tertiary consumer. They,once again, are carnivores and only eat meat. However birds and even medium sized mammals will hunt the rattlesnakes and eat them, meaning that they are secondary consumers.
To remember-
Tertiary Consumers are at the top, they eat only meat and no other animal rely on them as food source. A secondary consumer may only eat meat, but other animals rely on them, or they may eat a mixture of meat and plants, while primary consumers only eat plants.
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