AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ENERGY FLOW AND PRIMARY PRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following shows the correct ordering of trophic levels?
A
decomposers-secondary consumers-producers-primary consumers
B
primary consumers-producers-secondary consumers-decomposers
C
producers-primary consumers-secondary consumers-decomposers
D
secondary consumers-primary consumers-producers
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Final answer: Producer, Primary consumer, Secondary consumer, and Tertiary consumer correctly represent the order of trophic levels.

Detailed explanation-2: -Primary consumers, mostly herbivores, exist at the next level, and secondary and tertiary consumers, omnivores and carnivores, follow. At the top of the system are the apex predators: animals who have no predators other than humans.

There is 1 question to complete.