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The detritus food chain has all the following characteristics, except
(a)the source of energy is detritus.
(b)inclusion of decomposers, transducers, and saprotrophs.
(c)occurrence of heterotrophic organisms.
(d)it is the main conduit for energy flow in terrestrial ecosystem.

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Important Questions on Ecosystem
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Match the following columns and select the correct option.
Column – I | Column – II |
(a) Grass | (i) Decomposers |
(b) Deer | (ii) Primary carnivore |
(c) Wolf | (iii) Key industry animal |
(d) Bacteria | (iv) Primary producers |

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Which of the following organisms in the given food web act as a secondary consumer?

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Match Column I with Column II and select the option with correct code.
Column I Column II Gross primary productivity Green plants Secondary productivity Rate of synthesis of organic matter by consumers Transducers Total organic matter produced from solar energy Food web Interconnection of food chains

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Statement 1: Major reservoirs of phosphorus are phosphate rocks and fossil bone deposits laid down in the past geological ages.
Statement 2: During weathering of rocks, minute amounts of these phosphates dissolve in soil solution and are absorbed by the roots of the plants.
