Question

A young crocodile has eaten a lamb. A hawk attacks the crocodile and consumes the same. In ecological terms, the hawk is

• A. Producer
• B. Primary consumer
• C. Secondary consumer
• D. Tertiary consumer

Answer 1

The correct option is D Tertiary consumer

A food chain is series of plants/animals which are interrelated in the form of organism being eaten as food by the other. Grass is a primary producers in a food chain. Lamb is a primary consumer in a food chain which eats grass. A young crocodile is a secondary consumer which eats lamb. Hawk is a tertiary consumer in a food chain which eats crocodile.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Tertiary consumer.'