ECOLOGY
ENERGY FLOW AND THE FOOD CHAIN
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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producer
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consumer
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decomposer
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Detailed explanation-1: -A lion is a tertiary consumer in both grassland and forest ecosystems.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: Lions are consumers because they eat other things to obtain their energy. Primary consumers are animals that eat plants. Lions are classified as secondary consumers because they eat primary consumers.
Detailed explanation-3: -All big cats are examples of tertiary consumers. For example, lions, tigers, pumas, jaguars, etc. Furthermore, they are also apex predators, which imply that in their natural environment there are no other organisms that prey on them.
Detailed explanation-4: -All the herbivores are primary consumers. Example-Deer, cow. The correct answer is (C). Lion is a predator.
Detailed explanation-5: -In order to get meat they hunt other animals. Lion is an apex predator which means that it hunts most of the animals that are found in its habitat. This makes it the king of the jungle.