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What is the relationship between the trophic level of an organism and the concentration of DDT in its body?
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In a food web what organism make up the first trophic level?
The first trophic level ofof a food web is almost always made of autotrophic organisms.
Why is the number of trophic level that can exist limited?
All sources of energy come from the sun. Autotrophs make their own energy through photosynthesis by collecting energy from the sun. When an organism (herbivore) at the next trophic level eats them they only get approximately 10% of the energy that the first organism had. When another organism eats the animal that ate the plate they only get approximately 10% of the energy of what that animal got from the previous animal. So this animal only got 1% of the energy from the sun. If more trophic levels existed they would only get 10% of this 1% so would not get enough energy (approximately 0.1%) so is why trophic levels are limited.
An organism's trophic level refers to?
all organisms feed on different levels. these are called trophic levels. eg: the grass outside can be fed on by cows and horses or basically herbivores. therefore, herbivores are said to feed on one trophic level. likewise, carnivores all feed on another trophic level but omnivores can feed on two because the consume both meat and plants its food source
When heat energy is transferred between trophic levels. what is always given off to the environment?
heat
Organisms at the first trophic level are called?
Producers make up the first trophic level. A trophic level is each step in a food chain or food web is called a trophic level.
What happens when an organism from a higher trophic level eats an organism from a lower trophic level?
When an organism from a higher trophic level eats one from a lower trophic level, it gains energy and nutrients from the consumed organism. This contributes to the transfer of energy through the food chain and helps regulate population sizes in the ecosystem.
What does the trophically mean?
Trophic essentially means to do with nutrition, but when applied (as it often is) to ecology, it refers to feeding habits, and the feeding relationship between different organisms. For example, trophic level means the nutrition or food level, and the position of an organism in the food chain.
What is the relationship between a foodchain and trophic level?
A foodchain shows the feeding relationships of organisms from successive trophic levels.
What is the definition of trophic dynamics?
the system of trophic levels which describes the position that an organism occupies
What is biomagnifications?
Increase of concentration of non biodegradable pollution at each trophic level .This phenomenon is called biomagnification
What relationship exists between trophic levels and food chain?
Trophic levels and food chains are connected in number of ways. Trophic levels show the energy transfer throughout the species in different food chains.
What is an example of auto trophic organism?
plants and algae
Which organism is a third-order heterotroph to what trophic level does that organism belong?
A snake is an organism that is a third-order heterotroph. Snakes belong to the third trophic level. There are approximately 3,000 species of snakes.
What does quaternary consumer?
an organism of the 5th trophic level that relies on tertiary organism ofr food
Is rain a consumer?
No. A producer is a trophic classification of a living organism. Rain is not an organism.
What is an organism's relative position in a sequence of energy transfers in a food chain or food pyramid?
Trophic level
How is energy is transferred through trophic levels?
Trophic levels are the positions of organisms in a food chain. Energy is transferred through the trophic levels through ingestion at each level.
