Question

A grasshopper eats plants, rabbit eats grasshopper and a hawk eats the rabbit. The position of grasshopper in the given food chain is of:

• A. Primary producer
• B. Primary consumer
• C. Secondary consumer
• D. Tertiary consumer

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Primary consumer

Primary producers are plants. Primary consumers are which feed directly and only on all or part of living plants. Secondary consumers are which feed only on plant-eating animals. Tertiary or higher level consumers, which feed only on animal-eating animals. Grasshopper in the above food chain is a primary consumer.