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The widely held belief that humans are at the top of the food chain is actually wrong. Humans are nowhere near the top. Ecologists rank species by their diets using a metric called the trophic level. Plants, which produce their own food, are given a rank of 1. Herbivores, which eat only plants, are ranked 2. Pure apex predators (animals that eat only other animals and have no predators of their own, like tigers, crocodiles, boa constrictors, polar bears, and orcas) rank a 5.5.
A team of French researchers used food supply data from the U.N Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) to calculate the human trophic level (HTL) for every country for which data is available, and their results were published December 2, 2013 in the Proceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciences. They found that based on diet, humans score a 2.21, roughly equal to anchovies and pigs.
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What living thing is at the top of the food chain?
Producers are at the bottom of the food chain, tertiary consumers are at the top of the food chain.
Is a man at the top of the food chain?
Sometimes A Man Is At The Top Of The Food Chain.But Sometimes An Animal Is At The Top Of A Food Chain.
What is the duration of Top of the Food Chain?
The duration of Top of the Food Chain is 1.65 hours.
In a food pyramid where are most of the toxins found?
The top of the food chain. As organisms consume other organisms, the toxins are all passed up in the food chain. Therefore, the top of the food chain will have the highest concentration of toxins.
What is an animal that eats only humans?
we're at the top of the food chain, so no animal really eats us. as for ONLY humans, i dont know what your thinking of there.
What on top of a food chain?
Humans
What are the animals a the top of the food chain?
Humans
What is the top animal on the food chain?
Humans
What animal other than humans is at the top of the food chain?
Animals such as lions, wolves, tigers, and bears are on the top of the food chain in addition to humans.
What land animal is at the top of the food chain other than humans?
Animals such as lions, wolves, tigers, and bears are on the top of the food chain in addition to humans.
Is it true that there is a top of the food chain?
Us Humans are at the top of the food chain we've hunted all kinds of big predators
Are crocodiles at the top or the bottem of the food chine?
They are at the top of the food chain unless you include humans.
What food is at the top of the food chain with the highest level of toxic chemicals?
Humans.
Are elephants at the top of the food pyramid?
No Elephants are not at the top of the food chain because us humans kill them.
What do lions and human beings have in common?
Lions are top predators or are on top of the food chain in their natural habitat while we humans are on the top of the food chain in our natural habitat.
What living thing is at the top of the food chain?
Producers are at the bottom of the food chain, tertiary consumers are at the top of the food chain.
What is eating the animals?
Its when you eat animals! humans are the top of the food chain!
