Question 9
Organisms of a higher trophic level which feed on several types of organisms belonging to a lower trophic level constitute the

(a) food web
(b) ecological pyramid
(c) ecosystem
(d) food chain

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Option (a) is correct.
A food web (or food cycle) is the natural interconnection of food chains and generally a graphical representation (usually an image) of what-eats-what in an ecological community. Another name for food web is a consumer - resource system.

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Question 9
Organisms of a higher trophic level which feed on several types of organisms belonging to a lower trophic level constitute the

(a) food web
(b) ecological pyramid
(c) ecosystem
(d) food chain

Q. Organisms of a higher trophic level which feed on several types of organisms belonging to a lower trophic level constitute the

Q. Organisms of a higher trophic level feeding on different types of organisms belonging to lower trophic levels constitute a/an ______.

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With reference to food chains, what is a trophic level ? What is an ecological pyramid?

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Reason [R]: Most organisms feed at one or more trophic levels in a food chain.

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Question 9 Organisms of a higher trophic level which feed on several types of organisms belonging to a lower trophic level constitute the (a) food web (b) ecological pyramid (c) ecosystem (d) food chain

Option (a) is correct. A food web (or food cycle) is the natural interconnection of food chains and generally a graphical representation (usually an image) of what-eats-what in an ecological community. Another name for food web is a consumer - resource system.

Question 9
Organisms of a higher trophic level which feed on several types of organisms belonging to a lower trophic level constitute the

(a) food web
(b) ecological pyramid
(c) ecosystem
(d) food chain

Option (a) is correct.
A food web (or food cycle) is the natural interconnection of food chains and generally a graphical representation (usually an image) of what-eats-what in an ecological community. Another name for food web is a consumer - resource system.