Which of the following would be considered a primary consumer?

BIOLOGY
SAT 2021

Which of the following would be considered a primary consumer?

  • A. Snake
  • B. Hawk
  • C. Fungus
  • D. Rabbit

Correct Answer: D. Rabbit

Explanation

A primary consumer is a herbivore that consumes only producers or autotrophs. For this question, rabbits only eat plants and so they would be considered the primary consumers. Grass and other organisms that can manufacture their own food are classified as primary producers. Snakes and hawks hunt other animals (such as rabbits) for food, so they must be at least secondary consumers. Fungi break down dead organisms for nutrition and are thus classified as decomposers.



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