Trophic Levels

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What does 'primary consumer' mean?

Back

The first organism that consumes something else for energy.

Front

Which animal is a predator to a mouse but not an apex predator?

Back

Snake

Front

What do secondary consumers eat?

Back

Primary consumers (can be carnivores and omnivores).

Front

What is an organism that obtains energy by consuming both plants and animals?

Back

Omnivores.

Front

What trophic level is the primary consumer?

Back

2nd.

Front

What is a food chain?

Back

A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

Front

Define 'trophic level'.

Back

The position an organism occupies in a food chain.

Front

What are tertiary consumers?

Back

Organisms that eat secondary consumers.

Front

What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

Back

They create energy through photosynthesis.

Front

Give an example of a primary consumer.

Back

A rabbit.