To arrange the given organisms into an Energy Pyramid based on trophic levels, we can identify each organism's role in the food chain.
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Trophic Level 1 (Producers): This level includes organisms that produce their own energy from sunlight through photosynthesis.
- Brittle bush (producer)
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Trophic Level 2 (Primary Consumers): This level consists of herbivores that eat the producers.
- Pallid-wing grasshopper (herbivore that eats brittle bush)
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Trophic Level 3 (Secondary Consumers): This level includes carnivores that eat primary consumers.
- Grasshopper mouse (carnivore that eats grasshoppers)
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Trophic Level 4 (Tertiary Consumers): This level consists of carnivores that eat secondary consumers.
- Red-Tailed Hawk (apex predator that can eat grasshopper mice)
Here is the Energy Pyramid organized from Trophic Level 1 at the bottom to Trophic Level 4 at the top:
- Trophic Level 1: Brittle bush
- Trophic Level 2: Pallid-wing grasshopper
- Trophic Level 3: Grasshopper mouse
- Trophic Level 4: Red-Tailed Hawk
This arrangement highlights the transfer of energy from producers to higher levels through the food chain.