For the following organisms, choose the correct order of increasing trophic level. a. fungi, deer, wolf and grass b. fungi, grass, wolf and deer c. grass, deer, wolf and fungi d. grass, fungi, wolf and deer

The correct answer is option c. grass, deer, wolf and fungi

In an ecosystem, the energy flows from the producer to consumer levels. The plants (grass) utilise the energy from the sun and convert it into chemical energy. The chemical energy is stored as a form of energy molecules in the plants. The primary consumers (deer) eat the plants and get the chemical energy. The Secondary consumers (wolf) eat the primary consumers and obtain energy from them. The dead organism is decomposed by decomposers (fungi) and the organic nutrients are restored in the soil.

a unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.