Question

below is a food web from joshua tree national park, a desert ecosystem in southern california. which organisms are primary consumers in this food web? select all that apply. kit fox beavertail cactus grasshopper grasshopper mouse mushroom

Explanation:

Primary consumers are organisms that eat producers (plants). In this food web, the beavertail cactus is a producer, so it is not a consumer. The kit fox is a secondary or higher - level consumer. The mushroom is a decomposer. The grasshopper mouse is a secondary consumer (it eats grasshoppers which are primary consumers). The grasshopper eats plants (like the creosote bush), so it is a primary consumer.

Answer:

grasshopper