In a vegetable field, a person observed that the mouse was being eaten by snake. The snake in turn formed the meal of a hawk. What is the position of snake in the food chain?
A
Transducers
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B
Primary consumer
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C
Secondary consumer
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D
Tertiary consumer
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Solution
The correct option is C Secondary consumer A food chain is a series of plants/animals which are interrelated in the form of organism being eaten as food by the other. Grass is a producer in a food chain. Mouse is a primary consumer in a food chain which eats plants. Snake is a secondary consumer which eats mouse. Hawk is a tertiary consumer in a food chain which eats snake.Thus, the correct answer is secondary consumer.