Question

In the food chain Grass → Insects → Thrush → Sparrow Hawk, what is the trophic level of the thrush?

Options

• Primary Consumer (second trophic level)

• Tertiary Consumer (fourth trophic level)

• Producer (first trophic level)

• Secondary Consumer (third trophic level)

Answer 1

The thrush occupies the third position in the food chain and is classified as a secondary consumer or first-level carnivore. Secondary consumers feed on primary consumers (herbivores) and represent the third trophic level in the energy transfer sequence.