Homeostasis: A state of balance reached through reactions within a cell or organism.
Metabolism: The total of all chemical reactions within an organism.
Organism: Any living thing that takes in food, grows, and reproduces.
Producers : Cactus, Sagebrush, annual flowers
Level 1 consumers: Ants, Beetles, Kangaroo rats.
Level 2 consumers: Chuckwalla, Tarantulas, Scorpions
Level 3 consumers: Common king snake, Gila monster, Turkey
Level 4 consumers: Vulture, Hawk, Fox
Decomposers: Bacteria
The correct option is C.
The organism level of the ecosystem describes the survival of a particular member of a specie in the ecosystem. An organism has to interact with both the biotic and the abiotic components of the ecosystem in which it founds itself in order to survive.
