Chimpanzees are primarily omnivorous consumers. This means they eat both plants and animals. Their diet consists of fruits, leaves, seeds, flowers, insects, and occasionally small mammals. Chimpanzees are known to use tools to access food, such as using sticks to extract termites from their mounds.
In the food chain, chimpanzees are considered secondary consumers. They feed on primary consumers like insects and small animals, as well as directly on producers like plants. This places them in a crucial position within their ecosystems, helping to maintain the balance by controlling the populations of the organisms they consume.