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- The first and lowest level contains the producers, green plants. The plants or their products are consumed by the second-level organisms—the herbivores, or plant eaters. At the third level, primary carnivores, or meat eaters, eat the herbivores; and at the fourth level, secondary carnivores eat the primary carnivores.
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Usually eat plant material - they are herbivores. For example rabbits, caterpillars, cows and sheep. Secondary consumers: Usually eat animal material - they are carnivores.
- Food Chains
Food chains and webs show the transfer of energy between...
- Food Chains
The organisms are joined by arrows which show the transfer of energy in food between them. The stages in food chains are called trophic levels.
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A trophic level is the group of organisms within an ecosystem which occupy the same level in a food chain. There are five main trophic levels within a food chain, each of which differs in its nutritional relationship with the primary energy source. The primary energy source in any ecosystem is the Sun (although there are exceptions in deep sea ecos...
Primary Producers
Primary producers, or ”autotrophs”, are organisms that produce biomass from inorganic compounds. In general, these are photosynthesizingorganisms such as plants or algae, which convert energy from the sun, using carbon dioxide and water, into glucose. This glucose is then stored within the plant as energy, and oxygen, which is released into the atmosphere. In terrestrial ecosystems, almost all of the primary production comes from vascular plantssuch as trees, ferns, and flowering plants. In m...
Primary Consumers
Primary consumers are herbivores, that is, animals that are adapted to consuming and digesting plants and algae (autotrophs). Herbivores are generally split into two categories: grazers, such as cows, sheep and rabbits, whose diets consist at least 90% of grass, and browsers, such as deer and goats, whose diets consist at least 90% of tree leaves or twigs. Primary consumers may also consume other forms of plant material. Many bats, birds and monkeys eat fruit (frugivores); birds, insects, bat...
Secondary Consumers
Secondary consumers, at trophic level three, are carnivores and omnivores, which obtain at least part of their nutrients from the tissue of herbivores. This includes animals and carnivorous plants that feed on herbivorous insects (insectivores). Secondary consumers are usually small animals, fish and birds such as frogs, weasels, and snakes, although larger apex predators, such as lions and eagles, may consume herbivores, and can also exist within the second trophic level of an ecosystem. In...
Carnivore– An organism that gains a portion of its energy intake from the tissues of other animals.Herbivore– An organism that obtains its energy solely from plant material.Trophic cascade– The occurrence of a predator suppressing the population size of lower trophic levels.Energy Pyramid– A visualization of the transfer of energy between trophic levels.1. Approximately how much of the energy consumed at each trophic level is converted into biomass? A. 10% B. 30% C. 50% D.100% 2. A primary consumer eats: A. Herbivores B. Carnivores C. Plant material D.Insects 3. Blue-green algae is an example of a: A. Autotroph B. Heterotroph C. Chemoautotroph D.Decomposer 4. Which of the following is NOT an apex ...
Sep 5, 2024 · The first and lowest level contains the producers, green plants. The plants or their products are consumed by the second-level organisms—the herbivores, or plant eaters. At the third level, primary carnivores, or meat eaters, eat the herbivores; and at the fourth level, secondary carnivores eat the primary carnivores.
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The trophic level of an organism is the position it occupies in a food web. Within a food web, a food chain is a succession of organisms that eat other organisms and may, in turn, be eaten themselves. The trophic level of an organism is the number of steps it is from the start of the chain.
Food chains and webs show the transfer of energy between trophic levels. They can be represented as pyramids of number and biomass and the efficiency of these transfers can be calculated.
Feb 21, 2023 · The trophic levels refer to the position of a group of organisms in the food chain, food web, or ecological pyramid based on their feeding pattern. They are shown in a series or a succession to represent energy flow from one tropic level to another.
