Question

Heterocyclic (parasitic) plants occupy which trophic level in food chain? Why?

Answer 1

In the ecosystem, there are four basic components: abiotic environment, producers, consumers, and decomposers.[3] Plants are known as producers because of their production of chemical potential energy through photosynthesis. Consumers must eat other organisms to obtain their energy. Carnivores and herbivores are both consumers, which are otherwise known as heterotrophs. Decomposers (i.e. scavengers and detritivores) eat dead organisms or waste products.(Purves, 1060)

Answer 2

Heterocyclic that is Parasitic plants occupy Third trophic Level in food chain.