it doesn't get energy directly from the sun it gets the suns energy from whatever producers it eats and if its a carnivore than it eats herbivores and herbivores eat producers so the rat gets energy from the herbivore which gets energy from the sun.
The term is "trophic level" and it describes an organism's position in a food chain or food web based on its energy source and how it obtains energy.
Food chain.
protozoa
Heterotrophs.
A series of events in which one organism eats another to obtain energy is known as a food chain. Each level in a food chain represents a trophic level, with energy transferred from one level to the next as organisms are consumed.
an consumer
A heterotroph obtains energy and nutrients from an autotroph. Heterotrophs cannot produce their own food and rely on consuming other organisms, such as autotrophs, for their energy and nutrient needs. This relationship forms the basis of the food chain in ecosystems.
All living entities.
heterotroph
Oh, honey, that's just a good ol' food chain. It's like a dinner party where everyone's on the menu, starting from the plants getting chomped on by herbivores, then those herbivores getting gobbled up by carnivores. It's nature's way of saying "Bon appétit!"
It starts with the sun then autotrophs, or organism that makes its own food, such as grass, uses the energy from the sun to make food. Then heterotrophs, or organisms that can't make its own food, such as a zebra obtains energy by eating the grass and another heterotroph such as a lion obtains energy by feeding on the zebra. 1. the sun 2. autotrophs 3. heterotrophs 4. another heterotroph
The term that refers to the particular way an organism obtains energy is "trophic level." This concept describes the position of an organism in a food chain, indicating its source of energy and nutrients. Organisms at different trophic levels play specific roles in energy transfer within an ecosystem.