In a food chain grass, grasshopper, frog, snake, which organism is the primary consumer?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. The grasshopper
- Step 1: A primary consumer is the first animal in a food chain, the one that eats the producer. Step 2. The grass is the producer, so the animal that eats it, the grasshopper, is the primary consumer. Answer: the grasshopper. Why not the others: The grass is the producer, the frog is a secondary consumer and the snake a tertiary consumer.
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