{"id":93284,"date":"2025-06-01T11:46:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=93284"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:46:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:46:32","slug":"which-one-of-the-following-groups-of-organisms-correctly-makes-a-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-groups-of-organisms-correctly-makes-a-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Which one of the following groups of organisms correctly makes a food"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which one of the following groups of organisms correctly makes a food chain ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Grass, Goat, Human&#8221; option2=&#8221;Elephant, Goat, Grass&#8221; option3=&#8221;Tiger, Snake, Grass&#8221; option4=&#8221;Insect, Frog, Grass&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CISF-AC-EXE &#8211; 2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cisf-ac-exe-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cisf-ac-exe-2023\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nA 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&#8217;s no flow shown between Elephant\/Goat and Grass in the order presented. C) Tiger eats animals, Snake eats animals, Grass is a producer &#8211; no correct flow. D) Insect eats Grass, Frog eats Insect, Grass is a producer &#8211; the order is incorrect.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; A food chain starts with a producer (organism that makes its own food, usually plants).<br \/>\n&#8211; The arrows in a food chain indicate the direction of energy flow (from the organism being eaten to the organism that eats it).<br \/>\n&#8211; The sequence is typically Producer -> Primary Consumer (Herbivore) -> Secondary Consumer (Carnivore\/Omnivore) -> Tertiary Consumer, etc.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nFood chains are simplified models of energy flow in ecosystems. In reality, organisms often have multiple food sources, forming complex food webs. 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