An orange roughy fish eats squid and small fish. It also is eaten by predators like dolphins and sharks. Where would the orange roughy most likely appear on a food web?

A. It is a primary producer because it provides food for the dolphins and sharks.

B. It is a tertiary consumer because most of the things it eats are secondary producers.

C. It is a secondary consumer because it eats two types of things.

D. It is a primary consumer because it has both predators and prey.

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14 October, 03:47

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Magdalena Hess · Answer 1

C

It not the first because it eats small squid and fish, but its also not last because sharks and dolphins eat it.