Question

In the food chain given below hawks are
$Trees⟶Rats⟶Snakes⟶Hawks$

• A. Producers
• B. Primary consumers
• C. Secondary consumers
• D. Tertiary consumers

Answer 1

The correct option is D Tertiary consumers

In the given food chain, trees are the producers which produce their food on their own (by the process of photosynthesis). The tree products like grains are eaten by rats for their survival. Here, rats are considered as the primary consumers because they obtain their food from plants. They are eaten by snakes (secondary consumer). Hawks are tertiary consumers and the last member of the given ecosystem. They obtain their food by eating snakes.

So, the correct option is D.