Question

the diagram shows a simple food chain.
wheat→mouse→snake→kestrel
which organism in the food chain receives energy as a secondary consumer?
a wheat
b. snake
c. mouse
d. kestrel

Explanation:

• Producers (like wheat) make their own food via photosynthesis.
• Primary consumers (like mouse) eat producers.
• Secondary consumers eat primary consumers. In this food - chain, snake eats mouse (primary consumer), so snake is the secondary consumer.
• Tertiary consumers (like kestrel) eat secondary consumers.

Answer:

B. snake