Useful english dictionary. 2012.
tertiary consumer — /ˈtɜʃəri kənsʊməh/ (say tershuhree kuhnsyoohmuh) noun an animal that feeds on a secondary consumer, as a bird eating a lizard that, in turn, has eaten grasshoppers. See primary consumer, secondary consumer …
Tertiary (disambiguation) — Tertiary (from Latin tertiarius ) is an adjective meaning third or third hand . It may refer to:* The Tertiary period of the geologic time scale. * Tertiaries, members of a Third order (lay folk connected with a Mendicant Order). * Ternary… … Wikipedia
Consumer (food chain) — Spotted hyenas eating a dead Impala. Hyenas are one example of a consumer. Consumers are organisms of an ecological food chain that receive their energy by consuming other organisms. These organisms are formally referred to as heterotrophs, which … Wikipedia
Tertiary education fees in Australia — As a general rule, all students who attend Australian tertiary education institutions are charged higher education fees. However, several measures are in place to relieve the costs of tertiary education in Australia. Most students are… … Wikipedia
Tertiary sector of the economy — Economic sectors Three sector hypothesis Primary sector: raw materials Secondary sector: manuf … Wikipedia
secondary consumer — /ˈsɛkəndri kənsjumə/ (say sekuhndree kuhnsyoohmuh) noun an animal that consumes a primary consumer for food, as a carnivore. See primary consumer, tertiary consumer …
primary consumer — /ˈpraɪmri kənsjumə/ (say pruymree kuhnsyoohmuh) noun an animal that feeds on plants and plant products, as a herbivore. See secondary consumer, tertiary consumer …
tertiaryconsumer — tertiary consumer n. An animal that feeds on secondary consumers in a food chain. * * * … Universalium
Trophic level — First trophic level The plants in this image, and the algae and phytoplankton in the lake, are primary producers. They take nutrients from the soil or the water, and manufacture their own food by photosynthesis, using energy from the sun. The… … Wikipedia
ecosystem — /ek oh sis teuhm, ee koh /, n. Ecol. a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their environment. [1930 35; ECO + SYSTEM] * * * Complex of living organisms, their physical environment, and all their interrelationships in … Universalium
