Question

Secondary productivity is the rate of formation of new organic matter by _____.

• A. Producer
• B. Parasite
• C. Consumer
• D. Decomposer

Answer 1

The correct option is C Consumer

• The production of biomass in an ecosystem is known as ecological productivity. The biomass generated due to the primary producer is known as primary productivity.
• A parasite is an organism that withdraws nutrition from other organisms.
• The biomass generated due to secondary consumers is known as secondary productivity. These are generally known as heterotrophs.
• Decomposers are the organism which mainly decomposes the dead and decaying matter and derive the nutrition.

So, the correct answer is option C.