alleryIn an aquatic ecosystem, which food chain is the major route for energy flow?
AThe gathering food chain
BThe grazing food chain
CThe grinding food chain
DThe growing food chain
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The grazing food chain
1. The two chains do not carry equal traffic in every ecosystem.
2. In water the balance tilts one way in particular.
3. In an aquatic ecosystem, the grazing food chain is the major conduit for energy flow.
4. So the answer is the grazing food chain.
_Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 12 'Ecosystem'_
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