alleryThe place an organism occupies in a food chain is known as its:
ATropical level
BTopical level
CTactical level
DTrophic level
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Trophic level
1. Organisms are ranked by where their food comes from.
2. That rank has a standard name in ecology.
3. The place in the food chain is known as the trophic level.
4. So the answer is trophic level.
_Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 12 'Ecosystem'_
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