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प्रश्न
What is the role of decomposers in the ecosystem?
उत्तर
Decomposers decompose dead plants and animals and hence act as cleansing agents of the environment.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
State with reason any two possible consequences of elimination of decomposers from the Earth.
Give reason to justify the following: Flow of energy in a food chain is unidirectional.
Explain the terms 'producer' and 'consumer'. Give two examples of producers and two of consumers.
Construct a short foodchain, ending with man.
Which of the following limits the number of trophic levels in a food chain?
(a) insufficient food supply from producer level
(b) decrease in energy at higher trophic levels
(c) increase in the number of organisms at higher trophic levels
(d) accumulation of harmful chemicals at higher trophic levels
A food chain consists of fish, larvae, phytoplanktons and birds. The level of pesticides in water in which the fish, larvae and phytoplanktons live is quite high.
Write the food chain comprising all the organisms mentioned above.
What are decomposers? What will be the consequence if the decomposers are completely eradicated from an ecosystem? Give justification in support of your answer.
If 100 J energy is available at the producer level in a food chain then the energy available to the secondary consumer will be ______.
In an ecosystem, herbivores represent ______.
Which statement is correct with respect to the food chain?
