Question

the food web below
5.
if the organisms follow the feeding pattern shown below,
identify the trophic levels of the grass and the great horned owl.
1 → 2 → 6 → 9
primary consumer producer secondary consumer tertiary consumer
the grass is classified as a □ and the great horned owl would be a □

Explanation:

• Grass is a photosynthetic organism that makes its own food, placing it at the base trophic level.
• Following the feeding chain Grass (1) → Grasshopper (2, primary consumer) → Fox squirrel (6, secondary consumer) → Great horned owl (9), the owl is the fourth trophic level, a tertiary consumer.

Answer:

The grass is classified as a producer and the great horned owl would be a tertiary consumer