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प्रश्न
A student went to study a local pond. In one part of the pond she noticed tadpoles scraping at some pond weed. In another part she saw a water beetle holding a tadpole in its jaws.
(a) Construct a food chain for the pond.
(b) How many links are there in this chain?
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उत्तर
Weed→ Tadpole → Water beetle
There are three links in this food chain
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