Question

Write one food chain commonly found in the following ecosystems:

(ii) Grassland

Answer 1

Grassland ecosystem:

• The grassland ecosystem is a terrestrial ecosystem.
• The grassland ecosystem is a natural ecosystem where organisms like a jackal, foxes, tigers, grass, or insects live together.

Food chain found in grassland ecosystem:

• The grass is photosynthetic and acts as producers. So, the grass is present at the base of the food chain.
• Organisms like deer survive by consuming grass as they are herbivores. So, these are primary consumers.
• Primary consumers are in turn consumed by the carnivores. For example- jackals.
• The carnivores are secondary consumers.

Example of food chain found in grassland ecosystem:

Grass→Deer→Jackal