Question

question: 25 in this biomass/ energy pyramid, which organisms represent are the primary consumers? a. bobcat b. birds c. grasshoppers d. plants

Explanation:

To determine primary consumers, we recall: Primary consumers are herbivores (organisms that eat producers, i.e., plants).

• Option A (Bobcat): It is a carnivore (tertiary or secondary consumer), so not primary.
• Option B (Birds): Depending on diet, but in this pyramid, birds likely eat insects (like grasshoppers) or plants, but grasshoppers are more directly herbivores.
• Option C (Grasshoppers): They eat plants (producers), so they are primary consumers (herbivores).
• Option D (Plants): They are producers, not consumers.

So grasshoppers fit the role of primary consumers as they consume plants.

Answer:

C. Grasshoppers