alleryStart learning →In a food chain, the green plants (producers) occupy the
Afirst trophic level
Bsecond trophic level
Cthird trophic level
Dfourth trophic level
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. first trophic level
1. Each step of a food chain is a trophic level.
2. Producers, which capture solar energy, form the **first trophic level**.
3. Herbivores are the second level, small carnivores the third, and so on.
_Source: Karnataka SSLC (KSEEB) Class 10 Science, Ch15 'Our Environment', §15.1.1_
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