Question

Yellowfin tuna, or Thunnus albacores, are large sport fish that are found in tropical and subtropical waters around the world. They typically school under objects such as boats or patches of driftwood for protection from predators. Schooling under these structures also provides yellowfin tuna with easy access to a food source such as smaller herbivorous fish that may be foraging for food around the structures. Which trophic level does yellowfin tuna fill in a food chain? producer primary consumer secondary consumer tertiary consumer

Answer 1

The correct answer is 'secondary consumer’. This is because the yellowfin tuna eats herbivorous fish (these are primary consumers - they only eat plants, which are producers) and take refuge from predators. This shows they are not tertiary consumers, as tertiary consumers are at the top of the food chain.

Answer 2

Answer:

Secondary Consumer

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