Question 32
Feeding Relationships and Energy FlowStudy the food web and use it to answer the question.
Tertiary consumers within the web are
- A.cat and lion only
- B.man and lion only
- C.man and cat only
- D.man, cat and lion.
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: A (cat and lion only)
Explanation
Tertiary consumers eat secondary consumers. The cat eats the lizard (a secondary consumer), and the lion eats man, who is a secondary consumer when he eats rabbits or snails. Man himself eats only primary consumers or the cat, so he is not a tertiary consumer.