Question

number correct 13 number incorrect 0 a carnivore that eats herbivores (such as a lion that eat gazelles), is called a(n)... a. primary producer b. primary consumer (first order consumer) c. secondary consumer (second order consumer) d. tertiary consumer (third order consumer)

Explanation:

• Primary producer: These are organisms like plants that produce their own food through photosynthesis. They are at the base of the food chain. A carnivore eating herbivores is not a primary producer.
• Primary consumer (first - order consumer): These are herbivores that eat primary producers. For example, gazelles eat plants. But the question is about a carnivore that eats herbivores, so it is not a primary consumer.
• Secondary consumer (second - order consumer): Carnivores that eat herbivores (primary consumers) are called secondary consumers. In the example, the lion (carnivore) eating the gazelle (herbivore/primary consumer) fits the definition of a secondary consumer.
• Tertiary consumer (third - order consumer): These are carnivores that eat other carnivores (secondary consumers). Since the example is a carnivore eating a herbivore (not another carnivore), it is not a tertiary consumer.

Answer:

C. Secondary consumer (second order consumer)