Question

By common practice, scientists place scavengers at the same trophic level as which organism?

Answer 1

Answer

secondary consumers

Explanation

Secondary consumers are organisms which eat or depend on primary consumers. Primary consumers are those organisms that feed on plants, they are mainly herbivores and occupy second trophic level.-

Scavengers are organisms that mostly consume decaying organisms or matter, such as meat or rotting plant material. They are types of carnivores, which feed on meat, however, unlike carnivores which hunt and kill their prey, scavengers consume dead animals ad plants.

Secondary consumers occupy the third trophic level and   include scavengers, other carnivores, and omnivores (consume  both plants and animals).

Answer 2

A. secondary consumers