Ecology and Environment
Select the option that correctly identifies A, B and C in the given table. Organism Trophic level Food chain Eagle A Grazing Earthworm Primary consumer B Frog C Grazing
Which of the following constitute a food-chain?
Food chain is a series of organisms where each is dependent on the next as a source of food. Grass forms the primary producers of the food chain, goat eats grass (herbivore) and humans eats goat (carnivore).
So, the correct answer is option B.
Select the option that correctly identifies A, B and C in the given table. Organism Trophic level Food chain Eagle A Grazing Earthworm Primary consumer B Frog C Grazing
Select the incorrect food chain.
Which group of organisms are not constituents of a food chain? (i) Grass, lion, rabbit, wolf (ii) Plankton, man, fish, grasshopper (iii) Wolf, grass, snake, tiger (iv) Frog, snake, eagle, grass, grasshopper
What will happen, if deer is missing in the food chain given below? Grass -----> Deer -----> Tiger
Write the common food chain of a pond ecosystem.
Show steps of food chains operating in: (a) Forests (b) Grasslands (c) Ponds
Write true or false for the following statement: The length and complexity of food chains remain mostly the same.
Consider the following statements concerning food chains. Which two of the statements are correct? (a) Removal of 80% tigers from an area resulted in greatly increased growth of vegetation. (b) Removal of most of the carnivores resulted in an increased population of dear. (c) The length of food chains is generally limited to 3-4 trophic levels due to energy loss. (d) The length of food chains may vary from 2-8 tropic levels Which two of the statements are correct?
Consider the following statements concerning food chains. Which two of these statements are correct? (a) Removal of 80% tigers from an area resulted in greatly increased growth of vegetation. (b) Removal of most of the carnivores resulted in an increased population of deer. (c) The length of food chains is generally limited 3-4 trophic levels due to energy loss. (d) The length of food chains may very from 2 to 8 trophic levels.
In a food chain, the maximum energy is stored in the