alleryStart learning →A detrital food web differs from a grazing food web in that its base consists of:
ALarge carnivores
BMarine herbivores
CThe decomposers
DPhotosynthesisers
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. The decomposers
1. The two web types differ in where their energy starts.
2. A grazing food web has plants or other photosynthetic organisms at its base.
3. A detrital food web consists of a base of organisms that feed on decaying organic matter.
4. Those base organisms are the decomposers or detritivores.
_Source: OpenStax Biology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 46 'Ecosystems', sections 46.1-46.3_
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