Which one of the following groups of organisms correctly makes a food chain ?
Grass, Goat, Human
Elephant, Goat, Grass
Tiger, Snake, Grass
Insect, Frog, Grass
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UPSC CISF-AC-EXE – 2023
A food chain illustrates the flow of energy in an ecosystem, starting with a producer. In Option A, Grass is a producer (plants), Goat is a primary consumer that eats grass, and Human is a secondary or tertiary consumer that can eat goat. This correctly shows a linear flow of energy from producer to consumers. The other options present incorrect or reversed sequences that do not represent a valid food chain: B) Elephant and Goat both eat Grass, but there’s no flow shown between Elephant/Goat and Grass in the order presented. C) Tiger eats animals, Snake eats animals, Grass is a producer – no correct flow. D) Insect eats Grass, Frog eats Insect, Grass is a producer – the order is incorrect.
– A food chain starts with a producer (organism that makes its own food, usually plants).
– The arrows in a food chain indicate the direction of energy flow (from the organism being eaten to the organism that eats it).
– The sequence is typically Producer -> Primary Consumer (Herbivore) -> Secondary Consumer (Carnivore/Omnivore) -> Tertiary Consumer, etc.