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Read the following paragraph and answer the questions given below. Several plants, algae, etc. use sunlight to make their own food are called producers. Consumers feed on producers to get energy. The last level is made of decomposers. They feed on wastes, debris of plants and animals or on their remains after they die. They are called Recyclers also.1. Which are the producers in the food web? Why are they called producers? 2. What are consumers? Give some examples. 3. What are recyclers? Why are they called so? Give some examples. 4. How many levels should be there in a food chain? What are they? |
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Answer» 1. Algae and plants are the producers in the given food web. They convert the solar energy into chemical energy through a process called photosynthesis. 2. The animals which feed on these producers (plants) are called primary consumers. Ex : Deer, Grasshopper, Rabbit. 3. Saprophytic bacteria and fungi are act as decomposers. They feed on dead plants and animals. They decompose these dead bodies and convert them into minerals. So, they are called ‘reproducers’. 4. Food chain consists of 4 trophic levels. They are 1) producers 2) primary consumers 3) secondary consumers and 4) tertiary consumers. |
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