Question

Which is the secondary consumer in this food chain? In which tropical level is this organism included?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The trophic level of an organism is the place it has in a food chain. A food chain is mostly made up of three trophic levels. However, some trophic levels have four trophic levels. An example is shown in the diagram.

→Primary producers which are plants that are autotrophs and belong to the first trophic level.

→Primary consumers are animals that belong to second trophic level and feed on plants. They are called herbivores.

→Secondary consumers feed on herbivores and belong to the third trophic level. They are called primary carnivores.

→Tertiary consumers feed on primary carnivores and belong to the fourth trophic level. They are called secondary carnivores.

Explanation:

In the food chain, the producers are the plants. They produce the food by photosynthesis. The primary consumers are the rats which eat the plants. The secondary consumers are the snake which feed on rats. The tertiary consumers are the birds which feed on the snake. Hence, the secondary consumers in the trophic level are the snakes.