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Which is an example of a secondary consumer

A. owls eating snakes that ate mice
B. mushrooms breaking down dead organisms
C. snails eating plants
D. snakes eating mice​

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A

Owls are secondary consumers because they get the energy that they need from the snakes that ate the mice.

B, C, and D would be incorrect because B) is describing a decomposer, C) is describing a Tertiary consumer and D) is decreasing a primary consumer
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Answer:

A

Step-by-step explanation:

"Owls are secondary consumers because they obtain their energy from primary consumers by scavenging."

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