NEETBotanyEcosystem
What is the major conduit for energy flow in an aquatic ecosystem?
Options
- AGrazing food chain
- BDetritus food chain
- CPhotosynthetic food chain
- DOmnivores food chain
Correct answer
A. Grazing food chain
Step-by-step solution
In an aquatic ecosystem, GFC is the major conduit for energy flow . As against this, in a terrestrial ecosystem, a much larger fraction of energy flows through the detritus food chain than through the GFC. Detritus food chain may be connected with the grazing food chain at some levels: some of the organisms of DFC are prey to the GFC animals, and in a natural ecosystem, some animals like cockroaches, crows, etc., are omnivores. These natural interconnection of food chains make it a food web. How would you classify