Question

bsc 1005 exam 3, fall 2025
started: dec 4 at 8:32am
quiz instructions
question 66
primary consumers eat ______.
○ tertiary consumers
○ producers
○ secondary consumers
○ other primary consumers

Explanation:

In an ecological food chain, producers (like plants) are at the base. Primary consumers are herbivores that obtain energy by eating these producers. Tertiary consumers eat secondary consumers. Secondary consumers eat primary consumers. And primary consumers do not eat other primary consumers as that would not fit the typical food - chain structure where each level has a distinct role.

Answer:

producers