Can the organisms of any trophic level be removed without causing any damage to the ecosystem? Will the impact of removing all the organisms in a trophic level be different for different trophic levels?

No; If organisms from any trophic level are removed, the ecosystem may collapse because it will disturb the food chain completely. There will be no transfer of energy to the next trophic level and a population of organisms, whose predators will be removed, will increase in number; thus disturbing the entire food chain and causing a great damage to the ecosystem.

Yes the impact will be different for different trophic levels. The organisms whose predators will be removed from the trophic level will increase drastically in number. The organisms whose prey will be removed will not receive energy and nutrients and thus start to disappear.


For example, Plant—Insect—Frog—Snake.


Suppose if frogs are removed, the insects will increase in number because there predators are removed. The snakes would die of starvation as their prey i.e. frogs will be removed from the trophic level.


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