SCIENCE
ECOLOGY
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Question
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Only first and second trophic levels
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Second, third, or higher trophic levels
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Producer levels
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Producers, primary, secondary, and decomposing levels
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Within an ecological food chain, consumers are categorized into primary consumers, secondary consumers, and tertiary consumers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Primary consumers make up the second trophic level. They are also called herbivores. They eat primary producers-plants or algae-and nothing else.
Detailed explanation-4: -They depend upon the autotrophs to meet their food requirements and include organisms like insects, cows, and pigs. 3. Third Trophic Level: Secondary Consumers. Commonly known as carnivores, secondary consumers consume other animals. Examples include rats, spiders, and fish.