Question

Identify the correct type of food chain which is as follows:

Dead animal $\to$ blow fly maggots $\to$ common frog $\to$ snake

• A. Grazing food chain
• B. Detrital food chain
• C. Decomposer food chain
• D. Predator food chain

Answer 1

The correct option is B Detrital food chain

Detritus food chain always starts from dead organic material. Food energy pass into decomposers and detrivores, which are further consumed by smaller carnivores, like maggots, which in turn become food for larger carnivores, like frog and further to snake and so on. Thus, the correct answer is option B.