NEETBotanyEcosystem
What are animals that feed on herbivores called?
Options
- APrimary carnivores
- BSecondary carnivores
- CTertiary carnivores
- DHerbivores
Correct answer
A. Primary carnivores
Step-by-step solution
All animals depend on plants (directly or indirectly) for their food needs. They are hence called consumers and also heterotrophs. If they feed on the producers, the plants, they are called primary consumers, and if the animals eat other animals which in turn eat the plants (or their produce) they are called secondary consumers. Likewise, you could have tertiary consumers too. Obviously the primary consumers will be herbivores.Some common herbivores are insects, birds and mammals in terrestrial ecosystem and mollus