Question

5) In an ecosystem the primary consumers directly depend on_____ for their survival.




a) Carnivores c) Omnivorse b) Decomposers d) Producers ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Because consumers can't produce theirown food, they have to rely on plant producers for the food they need tosurvive. Primary consumers operate one level up from plants and eat only plants.

Answer 2

• The consumers who operate one level up from plants are known as primary consumers.
• The consumers are heterotrophs.
• The primary consumers are also known as herbivores.
• Some of the examples are caterpillars, insects, grasshoppers, termites, and hummingbirds.
• They consume plant products.

So, in an ecosystem, the primary consumers directly depend on producers for their survival.

The answer to the question is d) PRODUCERS.