In the following food chain, grasshopper is a __________
Grass → Grasshopper → Frog
A
Decomposer
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B
Producer
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C
Autotroph
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D
Heterotroph
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Solution
The correct option is D Heterotroph Heterotroph are organisms that depend on autotrophs for their nutrition. Grasshopper eats grass which in turn is a producer. Therefore, grasshopper is a heterotroph.