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Ecology 4
Trophic Levels
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Trophic level | a “level” or position in a food chain as defined by the number of energy transfers that have taken place; for instance, consider a simple food chain such as: Sun -> grass -> insect -> frog -> hawk |
| producer | first trophic level (the first organism in the food chain) |
| primary consumer | second trophic level (the first consumer in the food chain and the second organism in the food chain; always an herbivore) |
| secondary consumer | third trophic level (the second consumer in the food chain and the third organism in the food chain; always a carnivore) |
| tertiary consumer | fourth trophic level (the third consumer in the food chain and the fourth organism in the food chain; always a carnivore) |