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प्रश्न
What provides the energy which then flows through a food chain?
(a) glucose
(b) oxygen
(c) respiration
(d) sunlight
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उत्तर
Sunlight
Sunlight provides energy to plants for preparing food, and this energy is then passed on to the next trophic levels through a food chain.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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Draw the food chain with four trophic levels.
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What is a 'food web'? Show its formation.
In the figure given alongside, the various trophic levels are shown in the form of a pyramid. At which trophic level the maximum energy is available?
A food chain occurring in the sea which provides food for many people can be written as :
phytoplankton → zooplankton → X → Y
Which organism in the above food chain is a (1) primary consumer, and (2) tertiary consumer?
Name and state the law given by Lindeman which tells us how much energy entering a particular trophic level of organisms is available for trasnsfer to the next higher trophic level.
The ten per cent law is associated with
(a) transfer of energy from various trophic levels to decomposers in a food chain
(b) transfer of ATP energy into muscular energy
(c) transfer of chemical energy from one organism to another
(d) transfer of sun's energy to the organisms called producers.
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Arrange the following in a correct sequence and form a food chain
Rabbit → Carrot → Eagle → Snake
If 100 J energy is available at the producer level in a food chain then the energy available to the secondary consumer will be ______.
A food chain comprising birds, green plants, fish and man. The concentration of harmful chemical entering the food chain will be maximum in ______.
______ obtained energy from the chemical breakdown of dead organisms.
The food chain begins with the energy given by the ______.
Differentiate between herbivores and carnivores.
What will happen if deer is missing in the food chain given below?
Grass → Deer → Tiger
If a harmful chemical enters a food chain comprising peacocks, plants, rats and snakes, which of these organisms is likely to have the highest concentration of the chemical in its body? Justify your answer. Name the process involved and define it.
