Question

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.

• A. Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of assertion
• B. Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
• C. Assertion is true but reason is false
• D. Assertion is false and reason is true

Answer 1

The correct option is D Assertion is false and reason is true

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.