Question

The first trophic level in any kind of food chain is always a green plants, because of

• A. Their wide distribution.
• B. They alone have a capacity to fix atmospheric CO${}_2$, in the presence/absence of sunlight.
• C. Their richness in chlorophyll.
• D. Their capacity to convert light energy to chemical energy.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Their capacity to convert light energy to chemical energy.

Green plants are the producers which mainly traps the light energy from the sun and converts it into chemical energy by the process of photosynthesis. Thus, the correct answer is option D.