AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ENERGY FLOW AND PRIMARY PRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An organism at the second trophic level would be considered a ____
A
Top carnivore
B
Producer
C
Herbivore
D
Carnivore
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Herbivores are also called primary consumers in the ecosystem. They occupy the second position in the pyramid of an ecosystem. These herbivores are in turn eaten by carnivores such as fox, dog, cats, owl, etc. Carnivores are also known as secondary consumers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Primary consumers are herbivores. Herbivores eat plants, algae, and other producers. They are at the second trophic level. In a grassland ecosystem, deer, mice, and even elephants are herbivores.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -The second trophic level consists of organisms that eat the producers. These are called primary consumers, or herbivores. Deer, turtles, and many types of birds are herbivores. Secondary consumers eat the herbivores.

Detailed explanation-5: -Level 2: primary consumers The next trophic level in a food chain or an ecological pyramid is trophic level 2. In this level, the organisms occupying this level feed on the primary producers and are called primary consumers. Animals that feed on plant materials are called herbivores.

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