Question

Arrange the following biotic components in order of their food chain: predators, herbivores, producers, decomposers.

Answer 1

1. Producers

• Producers are green plants who make their own food in the presence of sunlight using water, minerals and carbon dioxide.
• As they fix the solar energy, they constitute the first trophic level.

2. Herbivores

• Animals that eat green plants are called herbivores or primary consumers.
• They constitute the second trophic level.

3. Predators

• Predators are the carnivores that hunt and kill the herbivores and feed on them.
• They constitute the third trophic level.

4. Decomposers

There are some microscopic organisms that feed on the dead bodies of organisms and decaying organic matter known as decomposers.

Final answer: Producers ⇢ Herbivores ⇢ Predators ⇢ Decomposers.