AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Grasshoppers are primary consumers because they eat plants, which are producers. Producers are the base of the pyramid, the first trophic level.

Detailed explanation-2: -A grassland’s primary consumers include insects, small mammals like hares, squirrels, and some larger mammals like zebras. If the organisms eat primary consumers and/or producers, then they are referred to as secondary consumers. Examples of secondary consumers of the grasslands include snakes and hyenas.

Detailed explanation-3: -Primary consumers are the 2nd trophic level. Toads eat grasshoppers. Therefore, they are one trophic level higher than grasshoppers.

Detailed explanation-4: -These are called primary consumers, or herbivores. In a grassland ecosystem, grasshopper feeds on plant nectar for energy, a producer. The rat, the rabbit also feeds on plants which in turn is consumed by a snake. Hence grasshopper, rat and rabbit are all primary consumers or herbivores.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: Grasshoppers are herbivores that eat grass and other plants. This means that grasshoppers are primary consumers because they are eating producers.