Question

question 23 of 25
look at the food web below.
which organism would be at the top of the energy pyramid for this ecosystem?
a. wheat
b. grass
c. hawk
d. snake

Explanation:

In an energy pyramid, energy flows from producers (like grass and wheat) to primary consumers (e.g., grasshopper, mouse), then to secondary consumers (e.g., toad, snake), and finally to tertiary consumers. Hawks, as top - level predators in this food web, occupy the highest trophic level. They have no natural predators within this depicted ecosystem, making them the top of the energy pyramid. Wheat and grass are producers (lower levels), and snakes are secondary/tertiary but are preyed upon by hawks.

Answer:

C. Hawk