which is the primary consumer in this food chain? grass rabbit snake hawk
Primary consumers are usually herbivores and feed off of plants and fungi.
In this question, the primary consumer is a rabbit.
The correct answer is the rabbit.
In this food chain, the grass, since it is a autotrophic organism is the producer.
The rabbit is a herbivore that feeds on the grass, making it the primary consumer.
The snake is a carnivore that feeds on the herbivore, making it the secondary consumer.
In the end, the hawk is a carnivore that feeds on another carnivore, the snake. Therefore, the hawk is a tertiary consumer.