Question

Select the right option regarding the given statements.

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

• A. Both [I] and [II] are correct
• B. [I] is correct, [II] is incorrect
• C. Both [I] and [II] are incorrect
• D. [I] is incorrect, [II] is correct

Answer 1

The correct option is D [I] is incorrect, [II] is correct

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.