Question

Detritus food chain begins with:

• A. Producer
• B. Carnivores
• C. Dead organism
• D. Decomposer

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Dead organism

The correct option is C.

Explanation of the correct option:

1. Organic materials which are dead are the first component of detritus food chain.
2. Later, these organic materials are decomposed by the decomposers.

Explanation of the incorrect options:

Option A:

1. Producers are those (e.g. plants) that can produce their own food by photosynthesis.

Option B:

1. Carnivores are organisms that eat other animals.

Option D:

1. Decomposer refers to those organisms that help in the decomposition of the dead organic materials.

Final answer: So, the detritus food chain begins with the decomposition of the Dead organism.