Question

How many types of secondary consumers are there?

(a) One

(b) Two

(c) Three

(d) Four

The question was posed to me by my college professor while I was bunking the class.

The doubt is from Consumers topic in portion Ecosystems of Energy Management

Answer 1

The correct answer is (b) Two

To explain I would say: Secondary consumers are sorted into two groups namely, carnivores and omnivores. Carnivores only eat meat or other animals flesh. Snakes are the examples of carnivorous secondary consumers. Omnivores eat both plants as well as animals, example is bear.