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Select the incorrect food chain

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Grass `rarr` Grasshopper `rarr` Frog `rarr` Snake `rarr` Eagle

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Phytoplanktons `rarr` Zooplanktons `rarr` small fish `rarr` Large fish

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Diatoms `rarr` Zooplanktons `rarr` Small fish

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Grass `rarr` Frog `rarr` Vulture

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To solve the question of selecting the incorrect food chain, we will analyze each option provided in the question step by step. ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understanding Food Chains**: - A food chain represents the flow of energy from one trophic level to another in an ecosystem. It typically starts with producers (like plants), followed by primary consumers (herbivores), secondary consumers (carnivores that eat herbivores), and so on. 2. **Analyzing Each Option**: - **Option 1: Grass → Grasshopper → Frog → Snake → Eagle** - Grass is a producer. - Grasshopper is a primary consumer (herbivore). - Frog is a secondary consumer (carnivore that eats herbivores). - Snake is a tertiary consumer. - Eagle is a quaternary consumer (top predator). - This food chain is correct. - **Option 2: Phytoplankton → Zooplankton → Small Fish → Large Fish** - Phytoplankton are producers in aquatic ecosystems. - Zooplankton are primary consumers (herbivores). - Small fish are secondary consumers (carnivores). - Large fish are tertiary consumers. - This food chain is also correct. - **Option 3: Diatom → Zooplankton → Small Fish** - Diatoms are producers (photosynthetic organisms). - Zooplankton are primary consumers (herbivores). - Small fish are secondary consumers. - This food chain is correct as well. - **Option 4: Grass → Frog → Vulture** - Grass is a producer. - Frog is a secondary consumer (it typically eats herbivores). - Vulture is a tertiary consumer (carnivore). - However, in this chain, the frog cannot feed directly on grass since it does not eat plants; it feeds on primary consumers (like grasshoppers). - Therefore, this food chain is incorrect. 3. **Conclusion**: - The incorrect food chain is **Grass → Frog → Vulture** (Option 4). ### Final Answer: The incorrect food chain is **Grass → Frog → Vulture**. ---

To solve the question of selecting the incorrect food chain, we will analyze each option provided in the question step by step. ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understanding Food Chains**: - A food chain represents the flow of energy from one trophic level to another in an ecosystem. It typically starts with producers (like plants), followed by primary consumers (herbivores), secondary consumers (carnivores that eat herbivores), and so on. 2. **Analyzing Each Option**: ...
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