Question

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

Answer 1

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.