Question

In an ecological succession, saprophytes belong to

• A. $T_1$
• B. $T_2$
• C. Either $T_{2}or{T}_3$
• D. None

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

None

In an ecological pyramid, saprophytes are not given any trophic level because they mostly include decomposers that derive nutrition from a dead and decaying matter of plants and animals. The ecological pyramids reveal the interaction between living components of the ecosystem, and since saprophytes interact with dead and decay matter of organisms at all levels, it’s very difficult to assign them any specific trophic level within the ecosystem.

So the correct option is "none".