Trophic Levels

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What is a trophic level?

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A trophic level is a position in a food chain or food web that indicates the flow of energy and nutrients through an ecosystem.

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

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A producer is an organism that can make its own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis, serving as a primary source of energy for other organisms.

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that cannot produce its own food and instead obtains energy by eating other organisms.

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What is a primary consumer?

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A primary consumer is an herbivore that eats producers (plants) in a food chain.

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What is a secondary consumer?

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A secondary consumer is a carnivore that eats primary consumers.

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What is a tertiary consumer?

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A tertiary consumer is a carnivore that eats secondary consumers.

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What is an omnivore?

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An omnivore is a type of consumer that eats both plants and animals.

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem, showing how energy and nutrients flow between organisms.

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What is an abiotic factor?

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An abiotic factor is a non-living component of an ecosystem, such as sunlight, water, temperature, and soil.

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What is a biotic factor?

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A biotic factor is a living component of an ecosystem, such as plants, animals, and microorganisms.