Question

Which of the following is correct with respect to an ecosystem?

• A. Primary consumers are least dependant on producers
• B. Primary consumers always outnumber the producers
• C. Producers are more than primary consumers
• D. Secondary consumers directly depend on producers

Answer 1

The correct option is C Producers are more than primary consumers

In an ecosystem the organisms in different trophic levels are classified into producers, primary consumers (herbivores), secondary consumers (carnivores) and tertiary consumers (top carnivores) depending upon their feeding relationships in the food chain. Generally are greater number of producers are needed to support the primary consumers and a relatively higher number of primary consumers are required as source for the secondary consumers. Therefore there are more producers generally than the primary consumers.