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प्रश्न
Which category of organisms forms the starting point of a food chain?
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उत्तर
Producers (green plants) form the starting point of a food chain.
संबंधित प्रश्न
What will be the amount of energy available to the organisms of the 2nd trophic level of a food chain if the energy available at the first trophic level is 10,000 joules?
The following statement is true or false :
Secondary consumers and tertiary consumers, both are carnivores.
What are the various steps of food chain called?
A food chain represents a unidirectional flow of X. What is X?
Write down a food chain which ends with humans.
At which trophic level a person is feeding when he is eating roasted chicken.
At which trophic level a person is feeding when he is eating bread.
Write a common food chain of a pond ecosystem having four links.
In a food chain, the initial organism is usually :
(a) photosynthetic
(b) herbivore
(c) saprophytic
(d) parasitic
Which of the following represents a possible food chain found in a pond :
| Primary producers |
Primary consumers | Secondary consumers |
| (a) green algae | fish | mosquito larvae |
| (b) fish | green algae | mosquito larvae |
| (c) mosquito larvae | fish | green algae |
| (d) green algae | mosquito larvae | fish |
The decomposers in an ecosystem ______.
What will happen if deer is missing in the food chain given below?
Grass → Deer → Tiger
Organisms of a higher trophic level which feed on several types of organisms belonging to a number of lower trophic levels constitute the ______.
The following is a food chain that ends with human :
plants → bee → human
Explain how plants provide food for bees.
The following is a food chain that ends with human :
Do you think that the food chain given in this question can really be regarded as a food chain? Explain your answer.
What would happen to the number of rabbits and grass plants if the number of foxes decreased?
Match the terms given in column I with the terms given in column II and column III having the same meaning :
| Column I | Column II | Column III |
| (1) Secondary consumer | Herbivore | 1st trophic level |
| (2) Primary consume | Autotroph | 3rd trophic level |
| (3) Producer | Carnivore | 4th trophic level |
| (4) Tertiary consumer | Large carnivore | 2nd trophic level |
Write the percentage of energy transferred from autotrophs to the next level in a food chain.
If a harmful chemical enters a food chain comprising cat, mice and plants, which one of these organisms is likely to have the maximum concentration of the harmful chemical in its body?
Fill in the following blank with suitable word :
Pesticides enter the food chain at the ...........level
Explain how harmful chemicals enter our bodies.
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.
An aquatic food chain comprises of the organisms like tadpoles, weeds, fish and water beetles. The organism which gets the minimum energy through this food chain is :
(a) water beetles
(b) tadpoles
(c) weeds
(d) fish
Most of the water surface of a lake is covered with algae. This algae is part of the food chain which also includes small fish, bird, larvae and big fish. Which of the following will obtain the maximum energy?
(a) big fish
(b) bird
(c) larvae
(d) small fish
The harmful chemical which is accumulating in human beings through food chain is :
(a) benzenehexachloride
(b) dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
(c) chlorofluorocarbon
(d) abscisic acid
Arrange the following in a correct sequence and form a food chain
Human → Insect → Algae → Fish
Write the importance of the food chain.
Give some examples for Biodegradable and Non-biodegradable waste.
| S. No. | Biodegradable waste | Non-biodegradable waste |
| 1. | Food Waste | Plastic Bottles |
| 2. | ||
| 3. | ||
| 4. | ||
| 5. |
In a given food chain if the amount of energy at the fourth trophic level is 6 kJ, what will be the energy available at the producer level?
