In a Simplified Food Web, Mice Eat Grain Grown by a Farmer

question 4

Multiple Choice

In a simplified food web, mice eat grain grown by a farmer before it can be harvested. The mice are consumed by several species of snakes, which are consumed by hawks. The mice represent which trophic level?

• A) First, as they are primary producers
• B) Second, as they are primary consumers
• C) Second, as they are primary producers
• D) Tertiary, as they are secondary consumers

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Definitions:

Complement

A good or service that is used together with another good or service, often enhancing the value or utility of the primary good.

Income

The monetary payment received for providing labor, producing goods, or investing capital, often measured over a specific time period.

Movement Along

Refers to a change in the quantity demanded or supplied of a good, due to a change in its price, represented graphically as a movement along a demand or supply curve.

Demand Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a good or service and the quantity demanded by consumers at those prices.