Question

Which of the following statements is/are true?

• A. All organisms directly or indirectly depend on plants for their food
• B. Organisms that depend on other animals for their food are called herbivores
• C. Nutrients from dead plants and animals are returned to the soil through producers
• D. Organisms lose their habitats when ecosystems are destroyed

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (D)

The correct options are
A

All organisms directly or indirectly depend on plants for their food

D

Organisms lose their habitats when ecosystems are destroyed

Plants are also called producers as they produce their own food. Animals that feed on plants are called herbivores. Carnivores depend on animals that feed on plants. So all organisms directly or indirectly depend on plants for their food. When producers, herbivores and carnivores die, their organic remains are broken down by the decomposers like fungi and bacteria. The natural surroundings in which an organism lives is called its habitat. So organisms lose their habitats when ecosystems are destroyed.