Question

which of the following best describes a secondary consumer (ex: bird) in a food chain? an organism that eats the primary consumers of the second trophic level an organism that decomposes dead organisms and waste an organism that eats the producers/autotrophs of the first trophic level

Explanation:

In a food - chain, primary consumers eat producers (first trophic level). Secondary consumers eat primary consumers (second trophic level). Decomposers break down dead organisms and waste. Organisms that eat producers are primary consumers.

Answer:

an organism that eats the primary consumers of the second trophic level