Question

Name the type of food chain that exists in a pond.

Answer 1

Aquatic food chain:

1. The sequence in which the matter and energy are transferred from one organism to another is known as the food chain.
2. As most organisms consume more than one type of organism, the food chain is closely intertwined. This intertwined food chain is termed a food web.
3. They are different energy levels of the food chain called trophic levels
4. The food chain that exists in the pond is known as an aquatic food chain.
5. The food chain of a pond can include algae (producer), small animals, insects, and their larvae, small fish, big fish, and a fish-eating bird.
6. Algae ⇢ insects ⇢ fish ⇢ hawk.
7. Phytoplankton ⇢ zooplankton ⇢ small fish ⇢ large fish ⇢ whale, are some of the examples of the aquatic food chain.