AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Final answer: In the food chain, frog is secondary consumer.

Detailed explanation-2: -The frog is considered to be a secondary consumer because it depends upon the primary consumer for its food like insects. Primary consumers are the ones who depend upon autotrophs or the producers for their food like herbivores.

Detailed explanation-3: -Frog does not prepare its food by itself and depends on other organisms for food, so it is a consumer.

Detailed explanation-4: -Some animals eat other animals, these animals are called carnivores and they are considered secondary consumers. Frogs and Owls are good examples of a Carnivores! Sometimes animals can be both primary and secondary consumers.

Detailed explanation-5: -A frog is a type of consumer that is classified as a tertiary carnivore. This means that they are at the top of the food chain in their particular ecosystem and primarily consume other animals for sustenance. While they will eat some plants, the vast majority of their diet comes from meat.