Which of the following represents the correct sequence of organisms in a food chain?

Grass → Grasshopper → Lizard → Hawk

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Grasshopper → Grass → Hawk → Lizard

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Grass → Snake → Grasshopper → Frog → Hawk

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Corn → Mouse → Snake → Hawk

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Solution

The correct option is D Corn → Mouse → Snake → Hawk
Grass → Grasshopper → Lizard → Hawk
Corn → Mouse → Snake → Hawk

Both these food chains represent the correct sequence of organisms in a food chain. Plants always occupy the first level in a food chain. Herbivores depend on plants for their food. Grasshopper is a herbivore and depends on plants for its food. Lizard, snake and hawk are carnivores and depend on other animals for their food.

The correct sequence for the remaining food chains are:
Grass → Grasshopper → Lizard → Hawk
Grass → Grasshopper → Frog → Snake → Hawk

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Q50 With reference to food chains in ecosystems, consider the following statements:

i) A food chain illustrates the order in which a chain of organisms feed upon each other.

ii) Food chains are found within the population of a species.

iii) A food chain illustrates the numbers of each organism which are eaten by others.

Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

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