NEET BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ECOSYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A third-level consumer has to be which type?
A
Carnviore.
B
Decomposer.
C
Producer.
D
Herbivore.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The third trophic level is occupied by carnivores and omnivores. A carnivore also known as secondary consumer is an organism that consumes predominantly meat or animal flesh. Carnivores are also known as predators.

Detailed explanation-2: -one of three positions on the food chain: autotrophs (first), herbivores (second), and carnivores and omnivores (third).

Detailed explanation-3: -The larger fishes like tuna, barracuda, jellyfish, dolphins, seals, sea lions, turtles, sharks, and whales are tertiary consumers. They feed on the primary producers like phytoplankton and zooplankton, as well as secondary consumers like fish, jellyfish, as well as crustaceans.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tertiary consumers are those that eats the secondary consumers (large predators). For example, owls that eat snakes.

Detailed explanation-5: -Buffalo is a herbivore since it feeds on plants only.

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