What does a food chain always start with -

The herbivore

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The carnivore

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The producer

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None of them

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Solution

The correct option is A The herbivore
Plants are capable of converting light energy into chemical energy which can be utilized by the plant as well as the animals, these are therefore called the producers of the food chain/web system. These plants are inturn eaten by the 1 $^{s t}$ group of consumers called the herbivores. These animals are capable of digesting plant structures and deriving energy from them. Which can be then transferred to the other levels of the food chain. Therefore, the food chain always starts with a herbivore.
So, the correct answer is 'The herbivore'

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