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In a food chain of frog, grass, insect and snake, assign trophic level to frog.
In a food chain of frogs, grass, insects and snakes assign trophic level to frogs. To which category of consumers do they belongs to?
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Solution
Grass → Insect → Frog → Snake
Frog is a secondary consumer.
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