Use the following diagram of a hypothetical food web to answer the following questions. The arrows represent the transfer of food energy between the various trophic levels.

Figure 54.3
-Which letter represents an organism that could be a primary consumer?
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

Question

Use the following diagram of a hypothetical food web to answer the following questions. The arrows represent the transfer of food energy between the various trophic levels.
  
Figure 54.3
-Which letter represents an organism that could be a primary consumer?
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Primary consumers are herbivores that feed on producers like plants. In a typical food chain diagram, they are represented by organisms that consume plants or algae.

Use the Following Diagram of a Hypothetical Food Web to Answer