Trophic level: A position in a food chain determined by the number of energy transfers from primary producers.
How to apply it: Apply trophic levels to explain why there are fewer top predators than herbivores in an ecosystem.
Course: AP Environmental Science · Unit: The Living World: Ecosystems
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