In a food chain, herbivores are:

Producers

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Primary consumers

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Tertiary consumers

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Decomposers

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Quaternary consumers

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Solution

The correct option is D Primary consumers
In a food chain, plants are the producers. Herbivores are organisms that eat plants. So, they are the primary consumers.
Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

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