Danny ate spinach, salad and mutton curry for lunch. At which of the following trophic levels did Danny function in this food chain? (i) Producer (ii) Primary Consumer (iii) Secondary Consumer (iv) Tertiary Consumer

Step-by-step solution

Plants are the producers in the food chain. The organism consuming plants is the Primary consumer. The organism consuming animals which in turn derive energy from plants is a Secondary consumer. Thus in the above example Danny is consuming plants is a primary consumer as well as he had mutton which comes from goats which are dependent on plants for their food and acts as the secondary consumer also.