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a) i) primary consumer;
ii) Primary consumer /secondary consumer ;
b) Green plants ® caterpillar ® small insect ® lizards;
Decaying leaves ® caterpillars ® small insect ® Lizards;
c) (i) Hawks;
(ii) At each trophic level energy is lost as heat (respiration); and during decomposition; Heat is also lost in
defecation/faeces/waste product of metabolism/excretion; some parts of the body are not eaten. hence less biomass as one move up the trophic levels;
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