Tropic levels

Question 1

What are tropic levels

-Different s… of a food c… that consist of one or more o… that perform a s… role in the food c…

Answer 1

-Different stages of a food chain that consist of one or more organisms that perform a specific role in the food chain

Question 2

What are the different tropic levels

Answer 2

-trophic level 1: producer
-trophic level 2: primary consumers
-trophic level 3: secondary consumers
-trophic level 4: tertiary consumers

Question 3

What type of animals are primary consumers

Answer 3

Herbivores- only eat plants and algae
Omnivores- eat plants and meat

Question 4

What type of animals are secondary consumers

Answer 4

Carnivores

Question 5

What are apex predators

Answer 5

-carnivores that have no predators and are at the top of the food chain and trophic levels

Question 6

Examples of decomposers

Answer 6

Bacteria and fungi

Question 7

What do decomposers do

-they d… any dead p… or animal m…
-they secrete e… that break the m… down into small s… food m…
-these then d… into the m…

Answer 7

-they decompose any dead plant or animal material
-they secrete enzymes that break the material down into small soluble food molecules
-these then diffuse into the microorganisms