Question

In a given food chain, grass is consumed by goat which in turn is consumed by human beings. Anant states that man is the secondary consumer in this given food chain. Is Anant correct? If yes, give explanation.

Answer 1

Yes, in the given context Anant is correct. In this food chain grass is the producer which feeds energy into the food chain and goat is the primary consumer. Since goat is eaten by humans, they are called secondary consumers.