Multiple choice

Which of the following organisms in a pond are secondary consumers?

  1. Aquatic crustaceans and racoons

  2. Ducks and carnivorous fish

  3. Ducks and minnows

  4. Carnivorous fish and aquatic crustaceans

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Ducks and carnivorous fish in a certain pond are secondary consumers. Secondary Consumers are the organisms which depend on the primary consumers for food. Ducks and carnivorous fishes are considered as secondary consumers in a pond ecosystem because they consume zooplankton which is the primary consumer. 

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