Regarding assertion and reason, select the right option.

Assertion [A]: A network of food chain existing together in an ecosystem is known as a food web.
Reason [R]: An animal like kite cannot be a part of a food web.

Both A and R are correct and R expalins A

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Both A and R are correct and R does not explain A

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Both A and R are incorrect

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A is correct, R is incorrect

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Solution

The correct option is D A is correct, R is incorrect
In a given ecosystem, various food chains are linked together and intersect each other to form a complex network called food web. Kite is a carnivorous bird, it feeds on fishes, rabbits, snakes, rats and so on. In a food web, it occupies a specific position because it feeds on lower carnivores and herbivores also.

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Regarding assertion and reason, select the right option. Assertion [A]: A network of food chain existing together in an ecosystem is known as a food web. Reason [R]: An animal like kite cannot be a part of a food web.

Regarding assertion and reason, select the right option.

Assertion [A]: A network of food chain existing together in an ecosystem is known as a food web.
Reason [R]: An animal like kite cannot be a part of a food web.