Question

Assertion (A): A network of food chains, existing together in an ecosystem is a form of food web.

Reason (R): An animal like tiger, a carnivore, cannot be a part of food web.

Options

• Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

• Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

• Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.

• Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are false.

Answer 1

Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.

Explanation:

A food web is a network of interconnected food chains. A tiger is a carnivore and does form part of a food web, so the reason is false.