Question

question 48
in an aquatic food chain, small fishes that eat zooplankton are ______.
○ producers
○ primary consumers
○ tertiary consumers
○ secondary consumers

Explanation:

In an aquatic food chain, producers are organisms like phytoplankton that make their own food. Zooplankton are primary consumers as they eat producers (phytoplankton). Small fishes that eat zooplankton (primary consumers) are secondary consumers. Producers make food, primary consumers eat producers, secondary consumers eat primary consumers, and tertiary consumers eat secondary consumers.

Answer:

secondary consumers