NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following would support that insects are consumers? Insects get their energy by eating plants or animals. Insects are able to make their own food.

Detailed explanation-2: -They are called consumers. Some animals get their energy from eating plants while other animals get energy indirectly from plants by eating other animals that already ate the plants. Animals that eat only plants are called herbivores. Animals that eat both plants and other animals are called omnivores.

Detailed explanation-3: -Primary consumers include organisms that feed on green plants or producers directly i.e. herbivores. Thus, insect and cattle are primary consumers.

Detailed explanation-4: -These animals are called consumers because they consume something else to get their food. There are different types of consumers. An animal that eats producers, like plants or algae, is called an herbivore. Carnivores eat other consumers.