Are herbivores primary consumers?

Herbivores are organisms that consume only plant matter that is they depend only on primary producers directly for their food. Thus all herbivores are primary consumers but all primary consumers in a food chain or a food web does not necessarily have to be a herbivore. read more

Herbivores are an example of a primary consumer. Producers are things that make their own food, such as plants, and primary consumers are organisms that eat producers. Herbivores eat plants, and plants are producers. read more

Carnivores in turn consume herbivores for the same reason, while omnivores can obtain their nutrients from either plants or animals. Due to a herbivore's ability to survive solely on tough and fibrous plant matter, they are termed the primary consumers in the food cycle (chain). read more