Select the best answer for the question.
11. What's the role of a primary consumer in the food web?
A. To break down organic matter in the soil
B. To eat secondary consumers and produce energy
C. To combine parts of the ecosystem into one nutrient
D. To eat producers and store some of their energy
Answer (2)
Primary consumers are vital in the food web because they consume producers and help transfer energy to higher trophic levels. They typically feed on plants, storing their energy for other consumers. The correct answer is that primary consumers eat producers and store some energy. ;
Primary consumers are essential in the food web as they eat producers (plants) and store some of the energy from them. The correct answer is Option D: To eat producers and store some of their energy. This process allows energy to be transferred to higher trophic levels in the ecosystem.
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