IB MYP Integrated Sciences e-Assessment : Food chains and webs Exam Style Practice Questions - New Syllabus
Question (1 mark)
Unlike traditional zoos, wildlife sanctuaries conserve animals in their natural habitats.
The image below shows a food chain that is part of a food web in a wildlife sanctuary in Africa.
Diagram not to scale
State the primary consumer in the food chain.
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans:
The primary consumer in the food chain is the Ant.
Consumers: The rest of the animals in the food chain are consumers since they can’t create food on their own and will consume other organisms.
Primary Consumers: The primary consumer is the initial consumer in the series. It consumes the producers directly. Ant is consuming the grass and so it is the primary consumer.
Secondary Consumers: The aardvark consumes the ant so it is the secondary consumer.
Tertiary Consumers: The hyena consumes the aardvark so it is the tertiary consumer.
Quaternary Consumers: The lion consumes the hyena so it is the quaternary consumer.