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primary consumer
primary consumern. An organism, such as a grass-eating animal, that feeds on green plants or other autotrophic organisms.
primary consumer
primary consumer[¦Prī‚mer·ē kən′sü·mər] (ecology) In an ecosystem, an animal that feeds on plants (producers) directly. Also known as a herbivore. primary consumer
primary consumern. An organism, such as a grass-eating animal, that feeds on green plants or other autotrophic organisms.primary consumer any organism that feeds directly on plant material, being the second tier of the PYRAMID OF NUMBERS (biomass). Primary consumers feed directly on primary producers (see PRIMARY PRODUCTION and are fed upon themselves by SECONDARY CONSUMERS. |