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Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-04-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
- Ecosystems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- second-order consumer
1, record 1, English, second%2Dorder%20consumer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- secondary consumer 2, record 1, English, secondary%20consumer
correct
- second consumer 3, record 1, English, second%20consumer
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[An animal] in the food chain that consumes herbivores, i.e. carnivores. 4, record 1, English, - second%2Dorder%20consumer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Herbage is said to belong to the class known as producers, which transform solar energy and carbon dioxide into sugars via photosynthesis. The remaining links are consumers. Consumers are ordered first, second, and so on. Thus a three-stage food chain would be grass consumed by cattle consumed by man, i.e. producer, first-order consumer, second-order consumer. 1, record 1, English, - second%2Dorder%20consumer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A carnivore is a second-order consumer. 5, record 1, English, - second%2Dorder%20consumer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Compare with "carnivore". 5, record 1, English, - second%2Dorder%20consumer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
- Écosystèmes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- consommateur de second ordre
1, record 1, French, consommateur%20de%20second%20ordre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- consommateur secondaire 2, record 1, French, consommateur%20secondaire
correct, masculine noun
- consommateur de deuxième ordre 3, record 1, French, consommateur%20de%20deuxi%C3%A8me%20ordre
correct, masculine noun
- convertisseur de second rang 4, record 1, French, convertisseur%20de%20second%20rang
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Organisme qui se nourrit de consommateurs primaires. 5, record 1, French, - consommateur%20de%20second%20ordre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La biocénose a une organisation définie en niveaux trophiques; les plantes vertes y sont les producteurs autotrophes, les animaux, les consommateurs hétérotrophes, que l'on peut classer en consommateur de premier ordre (carnivores, phytophoges), de second ordre (carnivores mangeant des herbivores), de troisième ordre (carnivores mangeant des carnivores), etc [...]; il se forme ainsi des chaînes trophiques, où le problème est de savoir qui mange qui [...] 3, record 1, French, - consommateur%20de%20second%20ordre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ecología (Generalidades)
- Ecosistemas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- consumidor secundario
1, record 1, Spanish, consumidor%20secundario
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Organismo heterótrofo que se alimenta de consumidores primarios. 2, record 1, Spanish, - consumidor%20secundario
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