Ecosystem Question 66

66. In a biotic community, the primary consumers are

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(a) carnivores

(b) omnivores

(c) detritivores

(d) herbivores

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Answer : d

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(d) In a biotic community the herbivores (goat, deer) are those animals, which consume the primary producers (green plants). Hence they are primary consumers.