Reorganize the following food chain. Describe the ecosystem to which it belongs. Grasshopper rarrSnake rarrPaddy field rarr Eagle rarr Frog

Reorganize the following food chain. Describe the ecosystem to which i

1.	Reorganize the following food chain. Describe the ecosystem to which it belongs. Grasshopper rarrSnake rarrPaddy field rarr Eagle rarr Frog
Answer» Solution :The given food chain can be reorganized in the following MANNER `:` Paddy Field `rarr ` Grasshopper `rarr `Frog `rarr ` Snake `rarr `Eagle i. The given food chain belongs to cropland ecosystem. ii. This ecosystem is man-engineeredand artifically maintained by man by adding energy and planned manipulation. iii. MANMADE `//` artificial ecosystem is LESS complex as comparedto natural ecosystem. iv. This ecosystem relies on human efforts for its sustenance. Without human intervention and supervision,such man-made ecosystem will disintegrate. v. In the given ecosystem, paddy crops in the field are primary producers that obtain energy fromthe SUN. This energy is transferred to the primary consumers ( grasshoppers ) . Secondary consumers ( frogs ) feed on grasshoppers , which in turn PASS on the energy to tertiary consumers ( snakes ). The apex consumers are eagles.