Question

(04.01 mc) the food chain illustrated below demonstrates the relationships between the organisms shown. sun → flower → caterpillar → frog → snake public domain what trophic level does the snake occupy in this food chain? decomposer producer tertiary consumer primary consumer

Explanation:

Producers make their own food (like the flower using sunlight). Primary consumers eat producers (caterpillar eats flower). Secondary consumers eat primary consumers (frog eats caterpillar). Tertiary consumers eat secondary consumers (snake eats frog). Decomposers break down dead organisms. The snake is a tertiary consumer.

Answer:

C. Tertiary consumer