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secondary consumer

American  

noun

Ecology.

  1. (in the food chain) a carnivore that feeds only upon herbivores.

secondary consumer Scientific  

  1. See under consumer

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The yellow perch, a secondary consumer, eats small fish within its own trophic level.

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The biomass of secondary consumer fishes is 11, and the biomass of tertiary consumer fishes is 5.

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The energy of primary consumer fishes is 383, and the energy of secondary consumer fishes is 21.

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The yellow perch, a secondary consumer, eats small fish within its own trophic level.

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