Trophic Levels In Food Chains Explained

To produce energy through photosynthesis

To decompose dead matter

To act as apex predators

To consume other organisms

Grass

Hawk

Snake

Rabbit

They are always herbivores

They consume primary consumers

They produce their own food

They decompose organic matter

Because of the abundance of producers

Due to energy loss at each level

Due to the presence of omnivores

Because of the limited number of species

1%

10%

25%

50%

They are primary consumers

They have no natural predators

They are decomposers

They are at the bottom of the food chain

Trophic level 4

Trophic level 3

Trophic level 2

Trophic level 1

To consume producers

To recycle nutrients back into the soil

To act as primary consumers

To produce energy through photosynthesis

Hawks and snakes

Rabbits and grass

Bacteria and fungi

Producers and primary consumers

By acting as primary consumers

By breaking down dead matter

By consuming apex predators

By producing their own food