Question

Definition of trophic level

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Trophic level, step in a nutritive series, or food chain, of an ecosystem. The organisms of a chain are classified into these levels based on their feeding behaviour. ... The plants or their products are consumed by the second-level organisms—the herbivores, or plant eaters.

Answer 2

Answer:

A feeding position in a food chain

Explanation:

It is part of an energy pyramid, each layer gets smaller, which is how the energy is distributed in the pyramid. Each step in the pryramid is a trophic level. The amount of energy passed on gets less and less every time, only about 10% of the energy is passed on. Producers are at the bottom with the most energy, while tertiary consumers and carnivores are at the top of the pyramid with the least energy.