Difference between revisions of "Consumer"
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| − | : [[Consumer]]s are [[organism]]s that feed | + | : [[Consumer]]s are [[organism]]s that feed on other [[organism]]s within a [[community]]. |
===About Consumers=== | ===About Consumers=== | ||
: [[Consumer]]s are in the second [[Trophic Level|trophic level]] or higher. | : [[Consumer]]s are in the second [[Trophic Level|trophic level]] or higher. | ||
| + | : [[Consumer]]s may also be referred to as [[heterotroph]]s. | ||
: [[Consumer]]s may be [[Primary Consumer|primary]] [[Secondary Consumer|secondary]], [[Tertiary Consumer|tertiary]] or [[Quaternary Consumer|quaternary consumers]]. | : [[Consumer]]s may be [[Primary Consumer|primary]] [[Secondary Consumer|secondary]], [[Tertiary Consumer|tertiary]] or [[Quaternary Consumer|quaternary consumers]]. | ||
| − | : [[Consumer]]s are usually either [[animal]]s or [[ | + | : [[Consumer]]s are usually either [[animal]]s, [[fungi]] or some [[bacteria]]. |
===References=== | ===References=== | ||
Revision as of 12:48, 8 May 2020
Contents
Key Stage 2
Meaning
A consumer is a creature the eats other creatures.
About Consumers
- A consumer cannot make its own food so it must eat other creatures.
- A consumer might eat a producer, or it might eat another consumer.
Examples
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| In this food chain the bush is the producer and the gazelle and cheetah are consumers. |
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| In this food chain the grass is the producer and the grasshopper, baboon and cheetah are all consumers. |
Key Stage 3
Meaning
A consumer is an organism that feeds on other organisms to gain energy.
About Consumers
- A consumer cannot make its own food so it must eat other organisms.
- A consumer might feed on producers, or it might feed on other consumers.
- Consumers can be labelled as primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary, depending on where their trophic level in a food chain.
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| In this food chain the giraffe is a primary consumer and the lion is a secondary consumer. |
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| In this food chain the grasshopper, pied flycatcher, skunk and vulture are all consumers. |
Key Stage 4
Meaning
About Consumers
- Consumers are in the second trophic level or higher.
- Consumers may also be referred to as heterotrophs.
- Consumers may be primary secondary, tertiary or quaternary consumers.
- Consumers are usually either animals, fungi or some bacteria.