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A rattlesnake belongs to which of the following components of ecosystem?
  1. Secondary consumer and an autotroph
  2. Producer and an autotroph
  3. Tertiary consumer and a heterotroph
  4. Producer and a heterotroph
  5. Primary consumer and a heterotroph

A
Producer and an autotroph
B
Primary consumer and a heterotroph
C
Producer and a heterotroph
D
Tertiary consumer and a heterotroph
E
Secondary consumer and an autotroph
Solution
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Rattlesnake feed on rodents (secondary consumers) which in turn derive their nutrition from insects (primary consumers) and insects feed on plants (producers). This makes rattlesnake a tertiary consumer. Since it depends on available carbon compounds for food and energy and can not carry out photosynthesis, it is a heterotroph. Thus, the correct answer is option A.

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