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प्रश्न
What is a trophic level?
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उत्तर
Trophic levels are the feeding positions of organisms within a food chain, with producers at the base, followed by herbivores and successive levels of carnivores. Each level represents a stage in the transfer of energy and food. An organism can occupy multiple trophic levels depending on what it eats.
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Name one decomposer.
Give one example of a simple food chain.
In a food chain, the initial organism is usually :
(a) photosynthetic
(b) herbivore
(c) saprophytic
(d) parasitic
In a food chain, the third trophic level is always occupied by :
(a) carnivores
(b) herbivores
(c) decomposers
(d) producers
Organisms which synthesise carbohydrates from inorganic compounds by using radiant energy are called ______.
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How does this food chain differ form a usual food chain involving human such as : plants → goat → human?
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.
Give one example of a food chain having four organisms. Below each organism write the three appropriate terms from the part (a) above which you think it represents.
Explain how harmful chemicals enter our bodies.
In the following food chain, vertical arrows indicate the energy lost to the environment and horizontal arrows indicate energy transferred to the next trophic level. Which one of the three vertical arrows (A, C and E) and which one of the two horizontal arrows (B and D) will represent more energy transfer? Give reason for your answer.
A food chain in a forest ecosystem
