Question

Which statement is true concerning this food chain: grass $\to$ rabbits $\to$ snakes $\to$ hawks?

• A. Each predator population has a greater biomass than its prey population
• B. Each prey population has a greater biomass than its predator population
• C. Each population is omnivorous
• D. Both (a) and (c)

Answer 1

The correct option is B Each prey population has a greater biomass than its predator population

This can be a pyramid of numbers that is upright as the producers are generally more in number compared to the consumers. So, the grass population is more than the rabbit and so on the rabbit population also increases. The rabbit is prey to snake and the snake to the hawk.

So, the correct option is 'Each prey population has a greater biomass than its predator population'.