Which of the following group of organisms are not constituents of a food chain?
- grass, lion, rabbit, wolf
- plankton, man, fish, grasshopper
- wolf, grass, snake, tiger
- frog, snake, eagle, grass, grasshopper
(a) (i) and (iii)
(b) (iii) and (iv)
(c) (ii) and (iii)
(d) (i) and (iv)
Correct Answer: (c) (ii) and (iii)
Explanation: A food chain is a sequence of living organisms in a community or ecosystem, in which one organism is consumed by the other. The organisms given in options (i) grass, lion, rabbit, wolf, and (iii) wolf, grass, snake, tiger cannot comprise a food chain.
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