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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the term for each step (level) in the transfer of energy in a food chain?
A
energy path
B
food web
C
trophic level
D
food pyramid
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Trophic level-Each level in a food chain where the transfer of energy takes place is called a trophic level. Final answer: Each level in a food chain is called a trophic level.

Detailed explanation-2: -Each step in a food chain or food web is called a trophic level. Primary producers always make up the first trophic level. Various consumers occupy every other level.

Detailed explanation-3: -Trophic Levels. Organisms in food chains are grouped into categories called trophic levels. Roughly speaking, these levels are divided into producers (first trophic level), consumers (second, third, and fourth trophic levels), and decomposers. Producers, also known as autotrophs, make their own food.

Detailed explanation-4: -Trophic Level. The term for each step in the transfer of energy and matter within a biological community.

Detailed explanation-5: -A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another. In a food chain, each organism occupies a different trophic level, defined by how many energy transfers separate it from the basic input of the chain.

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