Ecology And Environment Ques 103

Question: With reference to food chains in ecosystems, consider the Following statements:
  1. A food chain illustrates the order in which a chain of organisms feed upon each other.
  2. Food chains are found within the populations of a species.
  3. A food chain illustrates the numbers of each organism which are eaten by others. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Options:

A) 1 only

B) 1 and 2 only

C) 1, 2 and 3

D) None

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

  • A food chain illustrates the order in which a chain of organisms feed upon each other. A food chain is the sequence of who eats whom in a biological community to obtain nutrition. Sample:- Grassland Biome GRASS > GRASS HOPPER > RAT > SNAKE > HAWK