Practice problem
Tertiary Consumer — Definition & Role
A pitcher plant is a plant with a large, pitcher-shaped growth full of digestive juices. The leaves of the pitcher plant still photosynthesize. Some caterpillars eat the leaves of the pitcher plant. These caterpillars are eaten by aggressive ants.
Sometimes, the ants fall inside the pitcher plant, are trapped inside, and are digested. What is the pitcher plant in this food web?