In the food chain grass → antelope → human → lion,the human is a(n)______.
A) tertiary consumer
B) secondary consumer
C) primary consumer
D) producer

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A secondary consumer is an organism that eats primary consumers, which in this case is the antelope. The human is not a primary consumer (which would be an organism that eats producers, like grass) or a tertiary consumer (which would be an organism that eats other secondary consumers, like a lion). Therefore, the best choice is B.

In the Food Chain Grass → Antelope → Human →