A forest ecosystem having a lot of green plants has some foxes, lions and rabbits in it .
(a) Write a food chain comprising all the four organisms mentioned above.
(b) Name (i) one herbivore, and (ii) two carnivores, in this food chain.
(c) Name the link which is a predator as well as a prey.
(d) Name (i) second trophic level, and (ii) third trophic level.
(e) Which link of this food chain can feed on second trophic level as well as third trophic level, independently ?
(f) If the sun provides 1000 J of energy to the plants, then how much energy will be transferred to fox through the food chain.

Answer

(a) Green plants `to` Rabbit `to` Fox `to` Lion (b) (i) Rabbit (ii) Fox and Lion (c) Fox (d) (i) Rabbit (ii) Fox (e) Lion (f) 0.1 J