Question

In the food relationship, where the tiger eats the deer and the deer eats plants. Which of the following conditions is true?

(a) The tiger is the prey

(b) The tiger is the primary consumer

(c) The deer is the predator

(d) The deer is the prey

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Answer 1

The correct answer is (d) The deer is the prey

Explanation: In the above relationship of food chain of the tiger and deer, the tiger is the predator and the deer is the prey. In other words, the tiger is the secondary consumer and the deer is the primary consumer.