Trophic Levels

The diagram shows a woodland food chain.

grass rabbit stoat fox

1. Which organism is in trophic level 1?



2. In which trophic level is the apex predator?



3. For each of the organisms listed, pick three words from the box that describe their role or
position in the food chain.

herbivore omnivore carnivore producer

primary consumer secondary consumer tertiary consumer

trophic level 2 trophic level 3 trophic level 4 decomposer

rabbit


stoat


fox


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 Trophic Levels
The diagram shows an ocean food web.

human

orca

tuna

jellyfish
squid

krill

phytoplankton

4. Phytoplankton is in trophic level 1. What does this tell you about phytoplankton?


5. Write the names of organisms in the food web in the table to show their trophic levels.

Trophic Level Organisms

6. Name the apex predators in the food web.



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