Some of the animals found in a coral reef ecosystem. 2. The difference between carnivores, herbivores, omnivores, detritivores, decomposers, scavengers, and predator/prey. Page 3. Predators. Prey eat other animals (prey). are eaten by predators. Sharks. Rays. Eels. Shrimp. Squid. Octopus. Eat animals such as. read more
Producer - Composer - decomposer Primary Producers: Primary producers in a coral reef ecosystem include plankton, sea weeds and sea grasses. All of these organisms are photosynthetic organisms that get their energy from the sun. read more
A: The coral reef itself is an ecosystem that has producers, consumers and decomposers; however, the coral polyps within the coral reef are known as primary consumers because they consume producers. The coral polyps create the coral reef's structure with algae and are living organisms. read more