SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consumer
A
purchase goods and services for personal use.
B
a person that eats something
C
an organism, typically an animal or plant. Part of the food chain.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -These organisms are called consumers. Consumers can be carnivores (animals that eat other animals) or omnivores (animals that eat both plants and animals). Omnivores, like people, consume many types of foods. People eat plants, such as vegetables and fruits.

Detailed explanation-2: -Organisms in food chains are grouped into categories called trophic levels. Roughly speaking, these levels are divided into producers (first trophic level), consumers (second, third, and fourth trophic levels), and decomposers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Plants are called producers because they are able to use light energy from the sun to produce food (sugar) from carbon dioxide and water. Animals cannot make their own food so they must eat plants and/or other animals. They are called consumers. There are three groups of consumers.

Detailed explanation-4: -A producer is an organism which produces its own food through photosynthesis. 3. A consumer is an organism which does not make its own food but must get its energy from eating a plant or animal.

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