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Question
Correct and rewrite the following statement and justify your correction.
Carnivores occupy the second trophic level in the food chain.
Solution
The statement is Incorrect.
Correct statement: Carnivores occupy the third trophic level in the food chain.
Justification:
Because the trophic level means the producers and the secondary trophic level names secondary consumers carnivores eat them.
E.g.: grass > deer > lion
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