Question

Butterfly is a _____ consumer.
A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary
D) None of the above

Answer 1

Consumers are living organisms in a food chain who can eat different organisms belonging to different populations.

Complete answer:
Before we find the correct answer, let us first understand more about the food web. The food web has qnique relationships through which transfer of energy takes place. Now, the food chain is basically a network of these food webs.
In a food chain there are various categories,
i) Producers
ii) Consumers
iii) Decomposers

Option A: A primary consumer is that which eats the producers and is further eaten by the bigger animals. Butterfly feeds on the nectar produced by the producers, i.e. plants. Therefore, this is the correct option.
Option B: Secondary consumers are those who feed on primary consumers. They are generally carnivorous, as they feed on meat. Common examples include- Lion, Tiger, Snake,etc. Therefore, this is the incorrect option.
Option C: Tertiary consumers are those which feed on secondary consumers and they are present at the top of the chain. Therefore, this is the incorrect option.
Option D: As one of the options is correct, therefore, this is the incorrect option.

Thus, the correct answer is option (A) Primary.

Note: Consumers are of three types as discussed,
i) Primary
ii) Secondary
iii) Tertiary
The ten percent energy rule is an interesting rule which is applied to all types of consumers. As per this rule, only ten percent of the energy is transferred to the next level of consumer.