Respond to the following statements with reference to the five trophic categories listed below.
-A bear feeding on an adult salmon (which eats other fish,squid,and shrimp)is functioning as this.
A)Producer
B)Primary consumer
C)Secondary consumer
D)Tertiary consumer
E)Decomposer

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The bear is a tertiary consumer because it is eating the salmon, which is a secondary consumer (feeding on other fish, squid, and shrimp). Tertiary consumers are predators that eat secondary consumers.

Respond to the Following Statements with Reference to the Five