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primary consumers are the consumers which feed upon the producers

secondary consumers are the consumers which feed upon the primary consumers

tertiary consumers are the consumers which feed upon the secondary consumers

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Primary consumers eat producers like plants and algae, secondary consumers eat primary consumers, and tertiary consumers eat secondary consumers. Here is the order:

Higher Level consumers

Tertiary Consumers

Secondary Consumers

Primary Consumers

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Primary consumers eat primary producers(plant-eaters). Secondary consumers eat primary consumers (meat-eaters) Tertiary consumers eat secondary consumers. Quaternary consumers eat tertiary consumers.

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its an organism of the 5th trophic level that relies on tertiary organism ofr food

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