Question

Why large sharks remain in the highest trophic level in the aquatic food web?

(a) Because large sharks are predators

(b) Because large sharks are top predators

(c) Because large sharks are phytoplankton

(d) Because large sharks are zooplankton

I had been asked this question in unit test.

Asked question is from Food Webs in section Ecosystems of Energy Management

Answer 1

Right answer is (b) Because large sharks are top predators

To elaborate: In aquatic food web large sharks which is a top predator remains in the top level in trophic level. The order of trophic level in aquatic food web is phytoplankton->zooplankton->filterers->predators->top predator.