A herbivore is an organism that must consume vegetation to obtain energy to survive. Herbivores are consumers since they eat producers (autotrophs) to survive. In this picture is an elephant, which is a herbivore because it eats primarily leaves, bark, and fruits from trees and shrubs.
Source:
Herbivore.(May 11, 2007) biology-online.org. Retrieved on August 30, 2011, from
http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Herbivore
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