Question

In a food web, a bird eats plant-eating insects but also eats berries, where does the bird fit in the food web?

a. both as a primary and secondary consumer
b. as a primary consumer
c. as a secondary consumer

Answer 1

A both primary and secondary

Step-by-step explanation:

Primary eating a producer = bird eating berries

Secondary's eat Primary's = bird eats insects-that eat berries

My test worded the same question differently. Test question confirmed a bird is a secondary because it ate a small insect. Then the correct answer confirms the bird is ALSO a primary.

Answer 2

the answer is a. both as a primary and secondary consumer

Step-by-step explanation:

primary consumers eat producers.

secondary consumers eat primary consumers.

in this scenario, the bird fits into both categories, because it feeds on berries (producers) and plant-eating insects (primary consumers)