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Question
Mention one difference between the following on the basis of what is given in bracket.
Grass and grasshopper (mode of nutrition)
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Solution
| Grass | Grasshopper |
| Green grass, being a producer, is capable of producing its own food by photosynthesis. | A grasshopper is a primary consumer (herbivore) and directly feeds on producers like grass. |
| Grass gives are provides autotrophic nutrition. | Grasshopper has heterotrophic nutrition. |
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