He rauropi ka kai i ētahi atu rauropi hei pūngao mōna. E whā ngā momo kaikame: ko ngā kaiota (he kai tipu anake); ko ngā kaikiko (he kai kiko kīrehe anake); ko ngā kaikiota (he kai i te tipu me te kiko kīrehe); ko ngā kaiwhakapopo (he kai i ngā matū pararopi).
An organism that consumes other organisms as a source of energy. There are four types of consumers: herbivores, which only eat plant matter; carnivores, which eat only animal flesh; omnivores, which eat both plant and animal matter; and decomposers, which break down dead plants and animals.