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प्रश्न
What will happen to an ecosystem if all producers are removed?
उत्तर
Removal of all producer reduce primary production in the ecosystem. Hence, no biomass will be available to the successive/higher trophic level or heterotrophic organisms.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What is an ecosystem ? Name its two components .
Differentiate between the producers and consumers.
Describe the energy flow in an ecosystem.
Draw a diagram to show that the energy flow in an ecosystem is governed by the law of conservation of energy.
Trophic level in an ecosystem represents ______.
Consider the amount of organic matter at the different trophic levels in an ecosystem given below:
| Trophic Level | Amount of organic matter (in Kg) |
| Tertiary consumers | 250 |
| Primary consumers | 150 |
| Primary producers | 100 |
| Secondary Consumers | 200 |
On the basis of the data provided above, construct an ecological pyramid. Comment upon its nature giving at least one example of the type of organism occupying each of the above mentioned trophic levels.
In a stable ecosystem, which of the following limits the number of trophic levels.
Name an omnivore which occurs in both grazing food chain and the decomposer food chain.
Fill in the trophic levels (1, 2, 3 and 4) in the boxes provided in the figure.
Study the food chain given below and answer the question that follows:
If the amount of energy available at the third trophic level is 100 joules, then how much energy will be available at the producer level? Justify your answer.
