alleryStart learning →The position an organism occupies in a food chain is called its:
ABiotic potential
BTrophic level
CEcological niche
DPopulation size
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Trophic level
1. Each step of a food chain has a name.
2. A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms.
3. Each organism in a food chain occupies what is called a trophic level.
4. Producers sit at the base and consumers stack above them.
_Source: OpenStax Biology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 46 'Ecosystems', sections 46.1-46.3_
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