Question

Why lions are apex predators in grassland ecosystem?

(a) Because lion do not eat other organisms

(b) Because no other animal hunt lion for food

(c) Because lion is the king of the jungle

(d) Because lion is a herbivore animal

I had been asked this question in exam.

The above asked question is from Food Webs in division Ecosystems of Energy Management

Answer 1

Correct choice is (b) Because no other animal hunt lion for food

Best explanation: Lion is considered as top predators or apex predators in the grassland ecosystem, because no other organisms hunt or kill lion for food.  Usually, lion comes under tertiary or quaternary trophic level based on the food web.