Q49 / 180 · NEET 2013 (Karnataka) · Botany

When man eats fish which feeds on zooplanktons which have eaten small plants, the producer in this chain is:

  • Correct answer
    A
    small plants
  • B
    fish
  • C
    man
  • D
    zooplankton

Solution

A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism cats another. The food chain is represented as: Small plants $\rightarrow$ zooplanktons $\rightarrow$ Fish $\rightarrow$ Man Primary Producer $\rightarrow$ Primary consumer $\rightarrow$ Sccondary consumer $\rightarrow$ Tertiary consumer Related Theory Figure
Figure

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.

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