AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ENERGY FLOW AND THE FOOD CHAIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
what is a human considered?
A
producer
B
consumer
C
decomposer
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Both secondary and tertiary consumers must hunt for their food, so they are collectively referred to as predators. Humans are an example of a tertiary consumer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Humans are classified as consumers. Consumers are organisms that feed on living organisms from the food chain. Consumers can be herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, or decomposers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Other consumers, called carnivores, eat only other animals. Some consumers eat both plants and other animals. These consumers are called omnivores. People are consumers, not producers, because they eat other organisms.

Detailed explanation-4: -Humans are both primary and secondary consumers. Humans are essentially carnivores. They feed directly on producers likes vegetables becoming the primary consumers. Humans also feed on primary consumers like chicken and goats thereby becoming the secondary consumers.

Detailed explanation-5: -Humans are a classic example of a tertiary consumer. So, the correct answer is option B. Consumer.

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