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Railways PYQCBT 2 2017

RRB NTPC · Question 92

In a food chain, what is the difference between primary consumers and secondary consumers?

  1. Primary consumers eat plants and other consumers, secondary consumers eat plants and decomposed matter

  2. Primary consumers eat only plants; secondary consumers eat primary consumers

  3. Primary consumers eat plants and decomposed matter, secondary consumers eat plants and other consumers

  4. Primary consumers eat other consumers, secondary consumers eat only plants

Show answer & explanation

Answer: (B) Primary consumers eat only plants; secondary consumers eat primary consumers

Explanation

Primary consumers (herbivores such as deer) eat producers – plants. Secondary consumers (such as frogs or snakes) eat the primary consumers.