Who is  whom within an  community.
We can differentiate these  relationships into  versus those that are consumed. In particular, in order of the direction of consumption, are producers → consumers, but also consumers → consumers.
With further subdiving, these are:
Not all types are found in all ecosystems, however, and particularly absent are the higher-end consumers such as quaternary consumers.
See also trophic interactions, trophic efficiency, food chain, and food web.