Study the food chain illustrated below and use it to answer this question.

J-K-L-M-N

which of the following statements about organism L is correct?

 

Kevin_Aro

3 years ago

Based on the food chain illustrated, organism L feeds on organism K, and is therefore a secondary consumer.

A primary consumer is an organism that directly feeds on producers, while a secondary consumer is an organism that feeds on primary consumers. In this food chain, organism J is the producer (the first trophic level), organism K is the primary consumer (the second trophic level), organism L is the secondary consumer (the third trophic level), and organisms M and N would be tertiary consumers if they exist.

Therefore, the correct answer is D) is a secondary consumer.