NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyEcosystemPractice
Identify the missing organisms - (1), (2), (3) and (4) in the following food web and select the correct option. (1) (2) (3) (4) (i) Deer Rabbit Frog Rat (ii) Dog Squirrel Bat Frog (iii) Rat Eagle Tortoise Crow (iv) Squirrel Cat Peacock Pigeon
Options
- A(i)
- B(iii)
- C(iv)
- D(ii)
Correct answer
A. (i)
Step-by-step solution
FOOD WEB: DFC may be connected with GFC chains at some levels. Some of the organisms of DFC are prey to the GFC animals. • In the ecosystem, linear food chains, as shown above, seldom exists, because every organism has an alternate source of food. An animal may have a preference for a particular prey, but if the latter has a small population, it may feed upon some other prey. A single animal may be eaten by different animals, and thus different food chains get interconnected, and one animal may be a link in more th