Question

“Trees produce acorns which acts as food for many insects and mice” is an example of__________________

(a) Food chain

(b) Food cycle

(c) Food web

(d) Food rotation

This question was addressed to me during an interview.

Question is from Food Webs in portion Ecosystems of Energy Management

Answer 1

The correct answer is (c) Food web

To elaborate: In the above example many mice and insects depend on acorns for food. Since many organisms depend on the particular organism or plant for food in order to get the energy they are known as food web.