Question

Which of the following shows the correct order in a food chain?

• A. Plant $⟶$ bird $⟶$ caterpillar
• B. Caterpillar $⟶$ plant $⟶$ bird
• C. Plant $⟶$ caterpillar $⟶$ bird
• D. Bird $⟶$ caterpillar $⟶$ plant

Answer 1

The correct option is C Plant $⟶$ caterpillar $⟶$ bird

A food chain is the dependence of one organism on the other for food.

In the mentioned ecosystem, plants are producers as they make their own food by photosynthesis.

Caterpillars are the larvae of butterflies and moths. They eat the plant on which they are laid for their survival. So, they are the primary consumer.

Birds are the predators, who eat the caterpillars.

So, the correct option is C.