Multiple choice

A consumer whose carbon atoms have already passed through two species is a:

  1. primary consumer

  2. primary producer

  3. secondary consumer

  4. tertiary consumer
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C Correct answer
Explanation

In a food chain, primary consumers eat producers (first species), secondary consumers eat primary consumers (second species), and tertiary consumers eat secondary consumers (third species). A secondary consumer is one whose food has passed through two species - producer then primary consumer.

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