Question: With reference to food chains in ecosystems, consider the Following statements:
- A food chain illustrates the order in which a chain of organisms feed upon each other.
- Food chains are found within the populations of a species.
- A food chain illustrates the numbers of each organism which are eaten by others. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Options:
A) 1 only
B) 1 and 2 only
C) 1, 2 and 3
D) None
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
- A food chain illustrates the order in which a chain of organisms feed upon each other. A food chain is the sequence of who eats whom in a biological community to obtain nutrition. Sample:- Grassland Biome GRASS > GRASS HOPPER > RAT > SNAKE > HAWK