Analyze whether the tiger is at the same level and whether it obtains the same amount of energy in both the food chains.

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Aryana Buck

5 May, 13:52

Analyze whether the tiger is at the same level and whether it obtains the same amount of energy in both the food chains.

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Trenton Buchanan · Answer 1

No, the tiger is not at the same level in the food chain.

Explanation:

There are two different food chains in this example: 1. Spinach - -> goat - -> human - -> tiger 2. Spinach - -> goat - -> tiger.

In the first example, tiger is a tertiary consumer because it feed on secondary consumer that is human which feeds on primary consumer, while in the second example, the tiger is secondary consumer because it feeds on primary consumer that is goat which feeds on producer. In the food chain, there are different trophic levels are present such as producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer and tertiary consumer etc. Some animals act as both secondary and tertiary consumer. In these two examples, tiger act as both secondary and tertiary consumer.