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Secondary consumers are organisms that primarily consume primary consumers (herbivores). They occupy the third trophic level in an ecosystem's food chain.
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Primary Consumers: Organisms that feed on producers (plants) and occupy the second trophic level.
Tertiary Consumers: Predators that feed on secondary consumers and occupy the fourth trophic level.
Trophic Level: A specific level in a food chain or ecological pyramid occupied by groups of organisms with similar feeding modes.