ECOLOGY
ENERGY FLOW AND THE FOOD CHAIN
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Question
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What is missing from this food chain?Grass > Grasshopper > Bird > Snake
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Producer
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Primary Consumer
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Secondary Consumer
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Decomposer
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Grasshoppers are primary consumers because they eat plants, which are producers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Like all plants, grasses are producers. Remember that a producer is a living thing that makes its own food. All food chains begin with producers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Grass (primary producer) is consumed by grasshopper (primary consumer). Later, the grasshopper is consumed by a frog which is eventually consumed by a snake. In this way, the energy flows as food from producers to animals present at different levels.
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