Consider a simple food chain in which a grasshopper eats grass,the grasshopper is eaten by a frog,the frog is eaten by a snake,and a burying beetle feeds on the snake after it dies.Which of the following is not correctly matched?
A)grass - producer
B)grasshopper - herbivore
C)frog - secondary consumer
D)beetle - detritivore
E)snake - primary consumer

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The snake is not a primary consumer, as it is not directly eating a producer (grass). It is a secondary consumer because it eats the frog, which is a primary consumer that eats the grasshopper (herbivore).

Consider a Simple Food Chain in Which a Grasshopper Eats