Question

What does a primary consumer eat?

(a) Plants

(b) Decomposers

(c) Small animals

(d) Large animals

I have been asked this question during an interview.

My question is from Consumers topic in chapter Ecosystems of Energy Management

Answer 1

Correct answer is (a) Plants

To explain: Primary consumers are always herbivores, or organisms that only eat autotrophic plants. This primary consumer gets energy by eating plants. For example, rabbit which is a primary consumer eat grass and other herbivorous plants to get energy.