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Question 46 (4 points) ✓ Saved Which of the following statements about food webs is FALSE? top predators may feed on basal species basal species are primary consumers herbivores are primary consumers top consumers may feed on autotrophs carnivores are secondary consumers Question 47 (4 points) ✓ Saved can permit some invertebrates to withstand temperatures as -18 °C without freezing. 15 f

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46.From the given statements the false one is the second one ie, 'basal species are primary consumers'.

They are the 'primary producers' ,belongs to the basic trophic level of food web and are with out prey.

Herbivores are the primary consumers

Top predators are carnivores.They may not be always obligate carnivores,some of them may feed on basal species including autotrophs for their survival.

47. Some invertebrates can survive under very low temperatures by an adaptation method called 'freeze tolerance'.