Question

Trophic level of lion in forest ecosystem

Answer 1

Lion secures the level of carnivore or secondary consumers in trophic level.

Eg. Grass < Deer < Lion < Eagle.

Grass- Producers.

Deer- Herbivores.

Lion- Carnivore.

Eagle- Top Carnivore.

Answer 2

Answer: The lion belongs to the third trophic level( T3) in the forest ecosystem.

Explanation:

In ecology, trophic level refers to the position that a particular organism occupies in a given food chain.

A simple food chain is given below:

Grass-----> Deer-------> Lion

Here, grass belongs to the first trophic level and are the producers. Deer falls into the category of herbivores and is the primary consumer. Next, the lion which is a carnivore is referred to as the secondary consumer.