Question

To which classification predators are classified?

(a) Primary consumer

(b) Secondary consumer

(c) Tertiary consumer

(d) Tertiary producer

I have been asked this question in unit test.

I would like to ask this question from Consumers topic in portion Ecosystems of Energy Management

Answer 1

Correct answer is (c) Tertiary consumer

For explanation I would say: A predator is an animal that eats other animals and the prey is an animal that gets eaten by the predator. Example for predator is hawk. Hawk which eats frog, frog which eats grasshopper and grasshopper which eats grass.