trophic levels

Question 1

describe each level

Answer 1

level 1: producers, plants and algae make their own food
level 2: primary consumers, herbivores eat plants/algae
level 3: secondary consumers carnivores that eat herbivores
level 4: tertiary consumers, carnivores that eat other carnivores
level 5: apex predators, carnivores with no predators

Question 2

what are trophic levels?

Answer 2

stages of a food chain

Question 3

why are decomposers important?

Answer 3

-decompose any dead plant or animal material left in an environment
-by secreting enzymes that break dead stuff down into small soluble food molecules
-these then diffuse into microorganisms