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NEET 2011
Exam
NEET
Year
2011
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Ecosystem

NEET 2011 · Botany · Ecosystem

Which one of the following animals may occupy more than one trophic...

Which one of the following animals may occupy more than one trophic levels in the same ecosystem at the same time?

Options

  1. ASparrow
  2. BLion
  3. CGoat
  4. DFrog

Correct answer

A. Sparrow

Step-by-step solution

Sparrow feeds upon grains hence, is called primary consumer or herbivore and belongs to second trophic level (T2)\left(\mathrm{T}_2\right). It also feeds upon insects in the same ecosystem at the same time, hence, called secondary consumer or primary carnivores, and now belongs to third trophic level (T3)\left(\mathrm{T}_3\right).
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