Question

consumers

• are organisms which obtain food and energy through the consumption of other organisms
• include:
• primary consumers
• __________ which consume only plants
• secondary consumers
• omnivores which consume plants and animals
• __________ which consume only animals
• detritovores

consume decayed plants and animals

Explanation:

1. For the first blank: Primary consumers that eat only plants are called herbivores. This is a basic concept in ecology (a subfield of Biology, which is part of Natural Science) where herbivores are organisms that feed on producers (plants) in a food chain.
2. For the second blank: Consumers that eat only animals are called carnivores. Carnivores are secondary or tertiary consumers in a food chain, preying on other animals.

Answer:

First blank: herbivores
Second blank: carnivores