NEET BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ECOSYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In a hypothetical food chain consisting of grass, grasshoppers, sparrows, and hawks, the grasshoppers are
A
primary producers.
B
secondary producers.
C
primary consumers.
D
secondary consumers.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -primary consumers. In this food chain grasshopper feeds directly on the grass which is the primary producer. Thus, they form the second trophic level of the food chain and are primary consumers. These primary consumers will be fed upon by sparrows which are the secondary consumer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Grasshoppers are primary consumers because they eat plants, which are producers. Producers are the base of the pyramid, the first trophic level.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is a primary producer at the bottom of the food chain. Primary producers are the 1st trophic level. Grasshoppers are herbivores that eat grass. Therefore, they are one trophic level higher than grass.

Detailed explanation-4: -The primary consumers are herbivores (vegetarians). The organisms that eat the primary consumers are meat eaters (carnivores) and are called the secondary consumers.

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