Question

Read statement.
(a) The consumers that feed on the herbivores are carnivores or more correctly primary carnivores.
(b) The detritus food chain (DFC) begin with dead organic matter.
(c) Based on the source of nutrition or food, organisms occupy a specific place in the food chain that is known as their trophic level.

How many of the above statement(s) is/are wrong?

• A. 1
• B. 2
• C. 3
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is D None of these

All three statement are true:
(a) The consumers that feed on the herbivores are called carnivores or more correctly primary carnivores.
(b) The detritus food chain (DFC) begin with dead organic matter. It is made up of decomposers which are heterotrophic organisms, mainly fungi and bacteria.
(c) Based on the source of nutrition or food, organisms occupy a specific place in the food chain that is known as their trophic level. Producers belong to the first trophic level, herbivores (primary consumer) to the second and carnivores (secondary consumer) to the third.