Question

An example of a producer in the aquatic food web would be

• A. Duckweed
• B. Ducks
• C. Fish
• D. Insects

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Duckweed

The correct option is A

Explanation of the correct option:

1. Producers are green plants that convert light energy into chemical energy and prepare their own food.
2. They are autotrophic components of an ecosystem.
3. Their kind varies with the type of ecosystem.
4. In an aquatic ecosystem, producers will be aquatic plants.
5. For example, Duckweed is also known as water lenses.
6. These are flowering aquatic plants that keep floating on the surface of water.
7. Since these plants are photosynthesizing, they are producers in an aquatic food web.

Final answer: An example of a producer in the aquatic food web would be Duckweed.