In a food chain, the initial organism is:

Related Mcqs:

1. In food chain initial organisms are:

   A. Top consumers
   B. Secondary consumers
   C. Primary consumers
   D. Photo synthesizers

2. Mr. X is eating curd/yoghurt. For this food intake in a food chain he should be considered as occupying:

   A. First trophic level
   B. Second trophic level
   C. Third trophic level
   D. Fourth trophic level

3. The transfer of energy from organism to organism is a natural community establishes:

   A. Food chains
   B. Biological control
   C. Natural barriers
   D. All the above

4. The transfer of food energy from the source in plants through a series of organism with repeated stages of eating and being eaten is known as:

   A. Food web
   B. Food chain
   C. Food cycle
   D. None of these

5. In a food chain, man is:

   A. Producer
   B. Primary consumer only
   C. Primary and Secondary consumer
   D. Secondary consumer only

6. The first link in any food chain is a green plant because:

   A. They are widely distributed
   B. They are firmly fixed to soil
   C. They alone have the capacity to fix the atmospheric CO2 in the presence of sunlight
   D. There are more herbivorous animals than the carnivorous

7. In a food chain the largest population is that of:

   A. Producers
   B. Decomposers
   C. Tertiary consumers
   D. Primary consumers

8. Which of the following food chain may not be directly dependent upon solar energy?

   A. Grazing
   B. Detritus
   C. Soaking
   D. Depleting

9. During food chain the maximum energy is stored in:

   A. Producers
   B. Decomposers
   C. Herbivores
   D. Carnivores

10. The correct sequence of food chain is:

    A. Grass-insect-bird-snake
    B. Grass-bird-insect-snake
    C. Snake-bird-insect-grass
    D. Grass-snake-bird-insect