ECOLOGY
ENERGY FLOW AND PRIMARY PRODUCTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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grass
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mouse
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snake
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hawk
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Detailed explanation-1: -In this given food chain grasses are the producers thus they occupy the first trophic level. Mice, being the primary consumers form the second trophic level followed by the snake which is the secondary consumer and at the end top consumer hawk which forms the fourth trophic level.
Detailed explanation-2: -So for this question, the correct option is grass grass is correct option. That means grass is a producer.
Detailed explanation-3: -A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another. This is an example of the food chain on land, where grass is a primary producer, the grasshopper is the primary consumer, a frog is a secondary consumer, a snake is a tertiary consumer.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Grasshopper eats the grass. The Frog eats the Grasshopper. The Snake eats the Frog. The Hawk eats the Snake.