Question

Which statement describes the role of the organism indicated by the blue arrow in the food web?

A primary producer that recycles organic molecules from sunlight
A secondary consumer that obtains its energy from the consumption of animals
A primary consumer that obtains its energy from the consumption of animals
A secondary consumer that recycles organic molecules by breaking them down

Answer 1

The blue arrow points to an animal which gets all its energy from (i.e., eats) only other animals. So which do you think is most likely?

Answer 2

C

Answer 3

It is a consumer.

At this point the question is asking you about the difference between primary and secondary consumers. Primary consumers are consumers lowest on the food chain - i.e., they are the ones which consume plants. The consumers which eat primary consumers (other animals) are actually secondary consumers.

So I think the answer is B.