NEET2013BotanyEcosystemActual
Which of the following is a primary consumer in maize field ecosytem?
Options
- AGrasshopper
- BWolf
- CPhytoplankton
- DLion
Correct answer
A. Grasshopper
Step-by-step solution
Primary consumers are herbivorous organism, that feed on producers. In a food chain, grasshoppers are primary consumers, phytoplankton are producers, and wolf and lions are secondary and tertiary consumers respectively. Related Theory The amount of energy flow decrease with successive trophic levels as only 10 % of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next successive level. The energy is lost in the form of respiration and other vital activities to maintain life. If more trophic levels are present, t