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How are primary consumers different from secondary consumers

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Primary consumers are those animals that depend on or they eat primary producers.

Secondary consumers are those that eat mainly primary consumers.

Step-by-step explanation:

Primary Consumer: A primary consumer is an organism that directly eat primary producer ( plants). They are usually herbivores that eats autotrophic plants, autotrophic plants produce food through photosynthesis. Primary consumer are heterotrophic.

Example: Goat, cow and rabbit.

Secondary consumers: Secondary consumers depends mainly on primary consumers for their food requirement. Secondary consumers are carnivores as well as omnivores.

Example; Owls, bears, lions and humans etc.

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