NEET BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ECOSYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In a food web, each ____ depends on the trophic level below it for energy.
A
consumer
B
producer
C
decomposer
D
detritivore
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Energy decreases as it moves up trophic levels because energy is lost as metabolic heat when the organisms from one trophic level are consumed by organisms from the next level.

Detailed explanation-2: -Organisms in food webs are grouped into categories called trophic levels. Roughly speaking, these levels are divided into producers (first trophic level), consumers, and decomposers (last trophic level). Producers. Producers make up the first trophic level.

Detailed explanation-3: -Every food web includes consumers-animals that get their energy by eating plants or other animals.

Detailed explanation-4: -At each step up the food chain, only 10 percent of the energy is passed on to the next level, while approximately 90 percent of the energy is lost as heat.

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