Question

Based on the food web diagram, label the following statements as true or false. Drag "True" or "False" to the end of each statement. ResetHelp True False Phytoplankton are primary consumers. Squids are secondary consumers. True Squids are tertiary consumers. Leopard seals are quaternary consumers.

Answer 1

Answer:

Phytoplanktons are producers

Squid are secondary consumers

Leopard seals are quaternary consumer

Explanation:

Phytoplanktons are producers because this are small plants that produce their own food by the process know as photosynthesis

Consumers are organisms that depends on plants for survival. They cannot produce their own food like plants. Fish are primary consumers because they eat plants. When Squids eat fish , squid is considered a secondary consumer because they eat  the primary consumer.

Leopard seals are quaternary consumer because they are at the top of the food chain or the tertiary consumer. They eat the primary and the secondary consumer