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Herbivores obtain energy from plants, which are producers of energy, and so build up a large supply of it. This is transformed into bodily growth. However, carnivores obtain energy from other animals, which use energy. Because they use so much of it, very little is actually taken by the carnivore, and so they must eat very large amounts to even reach an acceptable minimum. The process of hunting and obtaining prey is also quite energy-intensive. As a result, they cannot turn large amounts of energy into body mass.

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The environment can support more herbivores than carnivores. The carnivores keep the prey species numbers in check. Too many carnivores mean ultimate starvation.

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Why do you have ecosystems?

We have ecosystems to live. Ecosystems give us energy,oxygen and many other things. Earth is the only planet which have ecosystems.


Where do plants and animals live?

Plants and animals live in ecosystems. habitats


How do ecosystems vary?

There are millions upon billions of different ecosystems and there are no names to them. I think you mean biomes. The different biomes are Tundra, Dessert, Forrest, Grassland, Marine, and Freshwater.


What are three different types of ecosystems?

There are three main types of ecosystems on Earth. There are freshwater, oceanic, and terrestrial ecosystems. The freshwater ecosystems take up only a small percentage of Earth's area, but can be seen in many places. Most rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and aquifers around the world are freshwater. They are home to many different species of animals including fish and amphibians. Several species of plants also grow by sources of freshwater, so this ecosystem provides much sustenance and shelter to all living things. The oceanic ecosystems take up most of the Earth's surface and can be divided up into smaller ecosystems based on the depths of the water. Much of the Earth's photosynthetic plants live in the ocean and most of the known species of water-dwelling animals also live in the ocean. There are seven terrestrial ecosystems and they give life to all the animals on land. The ecosystems are tropical rain forests, savannas, deserts, temperate grasslands, deciduous forests, coniferous forests, and tundras (this can be grouped into four groups which would be forests, grasslands, deserts, and arctic/alpine). Each ecosystem contains a unique set of living species in unique living conditions.


What do aquatic ecosystems look like?

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How could carnivores die out if an ecosystem does not have enough plants?

Carnivores live by hunting herbivores. If an ecosystem does not have enough plants to feed a population of herbivores there will not be enough herbivores to feed a population of carnivores and so they will die out.


Are humans carnivores or an omnivore?

Omnivores, but we can live as herbivores (vegan/vegetarian) too.


Do ecosystems always contain producers?

yes because if the producers are not there in the environment then the whole chain will get disturb so some herbivores and omnivores will not get food also.so,then how carnivores can live so that's why importance of producers are very important in our ecosystem


What kind of herbivores and carnivores live in the Pond Eco System?

frog-herbivore and fish-Omnivore


What type of animals live in the desert in Egypt?

Well others may be omnivores, herbivores, or carnivores


What is the difference between herbivores carnivores and wild?

Herbivores are those animals( organism) that feed on plants for nutrients. carnivores are animals (organisms) that feed on other animals for food.Wild animals or plants live in forests in natural environment and habitat.


Are seagulls carnivores or herbivores or omnivores?

Most sea gulls, particularly Larus species, are ground nesting carnivores, which will take live food or scavenge opportunistically. (Sea gulls are carnivores)


How can living things live in the same ecosystem?

They can live in the same ecosystem because it is required for them to live together. If they didn't all exist in that ecosystem, then it wouldn't work. For example, if there aren't any carnivores in an ecosystem, then all the herbivores will just keep gaining a bigger population, and the bigger population will eat all the plants and starve the herbivores as a whole, but if there aren't enough herbivores, the carnivores will eat all of what there is then they will starve.


Are golden moles herbivores?

Most golden mole species live on earthworms, snails, slugs and insects, including ants, beetles, crickets, grasshoppers and termites so NO they are not herbivores, they are carnivores.


Are geckos carnivores herbivores or omnivores?

Generally geckos are insectivores (carnivores) however some geckos are omnivores and can live on a fruit or insect diet. It depends on the species of gecko though.


What is the most important herbivore in Antarctica?

There are no herbivores or carnivores or omnivores that live on the Antarctic continent: it's too cold and there is no food chain.


Why do antelopes live in herds?

They are sociable herbivores and probably feel that there is safety in numbers especially when they are vulnerable for attack by carnivores.