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What type of consumer is a ladybug?

A. decomposer
B. primary consumer
C. secondary consumer
D. tertiary consumer

User Fletch
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Answer;

C. secondary consumer

Step-by-step explanation;

-Secondary consumers are largely comprised of carnivores that feed on the primary consumers or herbivores

-A ladybug is a secondary consumer. It eats plants and small insects that destroy plants. The small insects that it eats include aphids, which makes ladybugs good for the garden. Ladybugs, in turn, are eaten by other animals such as frogs.

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The correct option is C.
Secondary consumers are those consumers who feed on primary consumers. Ladybug feed on soft bodied insects such as aphids. Aphids are pest and they feed on the crops which farmers planted, ladybug in turn feed on these aphids.
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