Question

Reorganize the following food chain. Describe the ecosystem to which it belongs.

Grasshopper - Snake - Paddy field - Eagle - Frog.

Answer 1

1. Reorganized food chain: Paddy field → Grasshopper → Frog → Snake → Eagle
2. In the terrestrial ecology, such a feeding chain is observed. The terrestrial ecosystem has a wide variety of biotic elements, including insects, birds, mammals, and more.
3. Since paddy fields are mentioned in the example above, they must be close to coastal areas. The paddy fields are experiencing waterlogging. Therefore, it provides the frogs with a home.
4. Paddy fields are producers in the ecosystem in the example above. Grasshoppers are the main consumer. Frogs are secondary consumers, snakes are tertiary consumers, and eagles are apex consumers. Bacteria, fungi, and certain scavenging worms can function as decomposers at any trophic level.
5. This ecosystem uses a step-by-step food chain to transport solar energy from the paddy crops to the eagle.