Ecosystem Question 52

Question: Carnivores are [MP PMT 1993]

Options:

A) Usually primary consumers

B) Usually secondary consumers

C) Usually secondary or tertiary consumers

D) Usually decomposers rather than consumers

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

Because primary consumers are those who consume producer (i.e., green plants) so they are called herbivorous and the animals or consumer who consumes the herbivorous or primary carnivorous are called the secondary or tertiary consumers respectively.