Question

Rabbits are best described as _______. a. producers b. primary consumers c. secondary consumers d. tertiary consumers

Answer 1

Answer: B. Primary Consumers.

Answer 2

Answer: b. primary consumers

Food chain is a linear sequence of transfer of food and energy when one organism is consumed by the other organism. The food chain exhibit different trophic levels based upon the type of organism and type of food it obtains. In the producer level there are plants which produces their own food. These plants are consumed by the herbivores called as primary consumers. These herbivores are consumed by higher organisms for example, rat is consumed by snake. The secondary consumers are carnivores. These secondary consumers are consumed by other higher consumers such as tertiary consumers.

The rabbit is an herbivorous animal which feeds upon grass, and vegetables. Therefore, it belongs to the primary consumer level of the food chain.