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Plants are called producers because they are able to use light energy from the sun to produce food (sugar) from carbon dioxide and water. Animals cannot make their own food so they must eat plants and/or other animals. They are called consumers. There are three groups of consumers. Animals that eat only plants are called herbivores (or primary consumers). Animals that eat other animals are called carnivores. Carnivores that eat herbivores are called secondary consumers, and carnivores that eat other carnivores are called tertiary consumers. Animals and people who eat both animals and plants are called omnivores. Then there are decomposers (bacteria, fungi, and even some worms), which feed on decaying matter.
What are Consumers? The food chain is composed of producers that make their own food by photosynthesis, such as plants, and consumers, which depend on other organisms for nourishment. Consumers are divided into three categories: Primary consumers are herbivores, animals that eat only plants. Primary consumers include insects, small mammals such as rabbits, and larger mammals such as deer and elk. Secondary consumers are one level up from primary consumers in the food chain. They may be omnivores that eat both plants and animals, or carnivores that eat only animals. The diet of secondary consumers includes primary consumers. Examples of secondary consumers are bears, snakes and foxes. Tertiary consumers are the carnivores at the top of the food chain in a given ecosystem. They eat only meat, and their diet usually includes secondary consumers. Examples of tertiary consumers are hawks and mountain lions.