AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ENERGY FLOW AND THE FOOD CHAIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Example of a consumer
A
worm
B
bacteria
C
mushroom
D
hawk
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A Hawk that eats a frog is a tertiary Consumer . A tertiary consumer is an animal that consumes its nutrition by eating primary consumers and secondary consumers. Eg-a hawk eats a frog, which has eaten a grasshopper, which has eaten grass.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hawks are carnivores that eat toads. Therefore they are one trophic level higher than toads. They are considered tertiary consumers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hawks are considered to be secondary or tertiary consumers in a food chain. This means they eat primary consumers and other secondary consumers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hawks are carnivorous, which means they eat animals, not plants. Since hawks eat other animals, they are considered to be birds of prey or raptors. Hawks use their sharp talons and beaks to hunt and kill their prey. Hawks eat many different animals.

Detailed explanation-5: -Diet: Red-tailed hawks are carnivores (meat-eaters) that eat mainly rodents, but also rabbits, reptiles, and other birds.

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