Question

Which of the statement is incorrect?

• A. All green plants and blue-green algae are producers
• B. Green plants get their food from organic compounds
• C. Producers prepare their own food from inorganic compounds
• D. Plants convert solar energy into chemical energy

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Green plants get their food from organic compounds

The correct option is B.

Explanation of correct option:

1. All the green plants generate their food by using energy from the Sun.
2. Food in the form of carbohydrates is prepared by using solar energy and inorganic compounds, that is, water and carbon dioxide, the process is termed photosynthesis.
3. Green plants are the producers as they produce their food and thus are also called autotrophs.
4. The species, which get their food from organic substances, that is, which depend on others for their food are known as heterotrophs or consumers.

Explanation of incorrect options:

Option A:

1. All the green plants and blue-green algae or cyanobacteria possess the tendency to prepare their food by using solar energy and inorganic compounds.
2. The species, which produce their food are called producers.

Option C:

The producers or autotrophs prepare their food by the process of photosynthesis, in which, the organisms use solar energy and inorganic compounds like water and carbon dioxide.

Option D:

The plants are autotrophs or producers as they generate their food by transforming solar energy into chemical energy through the process called photosynthesis.

Final answer: Green plants do not get their food from organic compounds, they get their food from inorganic compounds.