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Mr. X is eating curd/yoghurt. For this food intake in a food chain he should be consideration as occupying:


a.First trophic level


b.second trophic level


c.third trophic level


d.fourth tropjhic level


Plzz Explain


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Human considered as tertiary consumers which constitutes fourth trophic level. this consideration is mainly done on the behalf of fact that decomposers like bcteria and fungi have sepearte pathway of food chain and are included in very basic producers

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secondary trophic level


because human beings can be placed at different trophic levels depending upon conditions even any organism can occupy more than one t.level.man will be placed at 4th trophic level if he eats fish.


correct me if found wrong

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but i think it'll be third tropic level......

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plz all of u wxplain on what basis u r placing the trophic levels. plz also sate the organisms of the previous trophic level as well.
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1st trophic level -plants , grass ---------2nd tropic level - cow, goat etc eating grass,---------- 3rd topic level- we, as we eat milk n milk products produced from these animals.


i think i'm right.


if i am wrong then nudge me correct answer........

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decomposers and fermenters generally feeds on reserve food already stored in plant or animal tissues. so  cow feeds on plants and then bacteria on cow milk which forms curd so it will be considered in 3 level

because human beings can be placed at different trophic levels depending upon conditions or feeding habits

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decomposers and fermenters generally feeds on reserve food already stored in plant or animal tissues. so  cow feeds on plants and then bacteria on cow milk which forms curd so it will be considered in 3 trophic level

because human beings can be placed at different trophic levels depending upon conditions or feeding habits

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hey. why cant we see it like this.. Plants--> cows---> bacteria which ferments cow's milk( feeding on cow's milk becoz it gets its energy from cow's milk)---> we eat that bacteria too.. so 4th trophic level...
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ya i also thought the same way for the first tym.




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