Question

if a harmful chemical enters a food chain comprising peacock,snake,mice and plants
c) Why a food chain shouldn't be of more than five tropic level?​

Answer 1

Answer:

because it can disturb whole food chain

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

According to the process of biomagnification, toxins increase in each successive higher member of food chain. Since the peacock is at the apex of the food-chain it will have the maximum concentration of toxins. Hope it helps and have a nice day

c)

Energy is passed up a food chain or web from lower to higher trophic levels. ... This loss of energy explains why there are rarely more than four trophic levels in a food chain or web. Sometimes there may be a fifth trophic level, but usually there's not enough energy left to support any additional levels.