Question

What can you conclude about an ecosystem with many trophic levels?

Answer 1

An ecosystem with many trophic levels means the producers are numerous and they are trapping a lot of solar energy which could be passed on to higher trophic levels.

Explanation:

Ecosystem with many trophic levels could be part of a biodiversity hot spot. The biotic community in such ecosystem is highly evolved and generally it could be a rain forest or a savannah. Such an ecosystem would be:

- showing biodiversity, i.e. rich in species diversity
- offering variety of niches to different species
- harboring a climax community with efficient trapping of sunlight
- having a complex food web which makes an ecosystem stable