Chapter 20, Problem 13IMT

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The community’s trophic structure pathways that transform resources as they move from photosynthetic organisms to herbivores and then to predators.

Introduction:

Trophic levels are determined by feeding relationships among various species in a community. It also tells about how the populations in a community interact with one another. The base of trophic levels consists of primary producers (plants or detritus) and the upper levels depend upon the consumption of basal levels. Primary consumers like herbivores are present on second trophic level as they consume the producers and secondary consumers are present on third trophic level by consuming primary consumers.