Paper 2 · November 2021 · Biology
Fig. 1.1 shows a pyramid of biomass. Identify the trophic level represented by X.
Model answer
producers
Also accepted: producer, the producers, green plants, plants
Explanation
X is the lowest and widest bar of the pyramid. The organisms there make their own food by photosynthesis and support every level above them, so they are the producers.
Derived from ZIMSEC Combined Science 4003/2, November 2021, Q1(b)