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Ecosystems and Biodiversity · Question 18 of 68

Which organism in the crop-field food web shown occupies the greatest number of different trophic levels?

Question 18

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Which organism in the crop-field food web shown occupies the greatest number of different trophic levels?

A food web drawn as labelled boxes on rows by feeding level, with arrows pointing from each organism to the one that eats it. Arrows: Wheat to Rat; Wheat to Locust; Rat to Snake; Rat to Owl; Locust to Lizard; Lizard to Snake; Snake to Peacock; Locust to Peacock.
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. Chains: wheat → rat → owl; wheat → rat → snake → peacock; wheat → locust → peacock; wheat → locust → lizard → snake → peacock.

  2. The peacock is at levels 3, 4 and 5; the snake at 3 and 4; the owl only at 3; the rat only at 2.

Concept
Omnivores and multiple trophic levels
Typical time
90 s
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