Food chains and webs

Question 1

Why is there less energy available for organisms feeding at higher trophic levels?

Answer 1

The energy passed between consumers in a food chain decreases because the organisms in a food chain use the energy, don’t eat all the available food or are unable to digest some of the food.

Question 2

What is a trophic level?

Answer 2

Indicates at which stage of a food chain an organism is feeding at

Question 3

List the trophic levels.

Answer 3

Producer-t1
Primary-t2
Secondary-t3
Tertiary-t4