A transient killer whale eats seals. The seals ate fish. The fish ate part of a

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A transient killer whale eats seals. The seals ate fish. The fish ate part of a dead killer whale laying on the sea floor, but also ate smaller live squid. You do not know what the squid might have eaten. The fish in this example is acting as ___________________. (Choose the best answer)

Select one:

a. a lower consumer and a producer.

b. a top consumer, a decomposer, and a consumer one trophic level higher than the killer whale.

c. a lower consumer and a decomposer.

d. a top consumer and a decomposer.

e. a top consumer and a lower consumer.

Explanation / Answer

A transient killer whale eats seals. The seals ate fish. The fish ate part of a dead killer whale laying on the sea floor, but also ate smaller live squid. You do not know what the squid might have eaten. The fish in this example is acting as

c. a lower consumer and a decomposer.

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