Plants are in the lowest trophic level of an ecosystem. Their level is the lowest because the needs of plants are the least complex compared to the other organisms present in an ecosystem.
Organisms
The first trophic level is a primary producer. The main purpose of these organisms is to produce things for other organisms to use.
Occupied by producers, not consumers.
The trophic level that contains the organisms that are the source of all chemical energy used in an ecosystem is called the producer level. This level contains the organisms that can make their own food.
The trophic level that has the largest numbers of individuals is the producers. This is because create their own food using photosynthesis.
The trophic level for a buffalo is heterotrophic. This means that it feeds on the producers in the ecosystem which are mainly plants.
"Trophic" is directly related to bio-physical shape. So the lowest trophic levels will reflect those Organisms that do not have much shape - worms, slugs, fungi, molds and bacteria.
The group of organisms that occupy the second trophic level of an ecosystem is the herbivores. The herbivores eat the plants in the first trophic level and are then called primary consumers. -Gallo :)
Shows the relative number of individual organisms at each trophic level.
The first trophic level is a primary producer. The main purpose of these organisms is to produce things for other organisms to use.
nutrients
Crickets are a first order consumer. This means that they consume the organisms at the lowest trophic level which is the producers.
Trophic Level
Occupied by producers, not consumers.
Energy must be transformed within ecosystems so that it is made available to other organisms. Energy is produced by producing organisms at the lowest trophic level, and then moves up to higher trophic levels to other consuming organisms.
The trophic level that contains the organisms that are the source of all chemical energy used in an ecosystem is called the producer level. This level contains the organisms that can make their own food.
Plants, algae, and bacteria occupy the first trophic level of an organism.
The lowest organism on a food chain is the primary producer which occupies the first trophic level