The phytoplankton in the ponds act as

  • A

    Producers

  • B

    Decomposers

  • C

    Consumers

  • D

    Organic compounds

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Which of the food chains directly depends on solar radiations

Match the columns:

Column - $I$ Column - $II$
$(a)$ Saprotrophs $(i)$ He makes his food
$(b)$ Omnivores $(ii)$ Dependent on dead
$(c)$ Autotrophs $(iii)$ Eat other animals for food
$(d)$ Vegetarian $(iv)$ Fertilizers for plants

 

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Distinguish between

$(a)$ Grazing food chain and detritus food chain

$(b)$ Production and decomposition

 

The number of trophic levels in a food chain is limited to $4$ or $ 5$  because