alleryStart learning →Carnivores that eat the primary consumers are called:
AChief decomposers
BSecondary consumers
CPrimary consumers
DPrimary producers
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Secondary consumers
1. Each level up the chain gets the next number.
2. The herbivores that eat primary producers are the primary consumers.
3. Secondary consumers are usually carnivores that eat the primary consumers.
4. Higher-level consumers stack above them in turn.
_Source: OpenStax Biology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 46 'Ecosystems', sections 46.1-46.3_
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