Question

Choose the correct option with respect to the forest ecosystem.
$\begin{array}{c}\text{X}\\ \text{Sandalwood}\\ \text{Pine}\\ \text{Teak}\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text{Y}\\ \text{Butterfly}\\ \text{Deer}\\ \text{Grasshopper}\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text{Z}\\ \text{Fungi}\\ \text{Bacteria}\end{array}$

• A. X - Primary consumers
  Y - Secondary consumers
  Z - Tertiary consumers
• B. X - Producers
  Y - Primary consumers
  Z - Tertiary consumers
• C. X - Producers
  Y - Primary consumers
  Z - Decomposers
• D. X - Producers
  Y - Primary consumers
  Z - Secondary consumers

Answer 1

The correct option is C X - Producers

Y - Primary consumers
Z - Decomposers
$\bullet$ In a forest ecosystem, plants like sandalwood, pine and teak are producers.
$\bullet$ Primary consumers like deer, grasshopper, camel and butterfly depend on plants for their nourishment.
$\bullet$ Primary consumers are eaten by the secondary consumers.
$\bullet$ These secondary consumers are eaten up by tertiary consumers like tiger and cheetah.
$\bullet$When plants and animals die, they are broken down into simple inorganic substances by decomposers like bacteria and fungi.