Question

What is a group of organisms that transfer food energy through a linear series of processes such as eating and being eaten called?

(a) Detritus

(b) Food chain

(c) Decomposers

(d) Producers

I had been asked this question in unit test.

My enquiry is from Ecosystem in section Ecosystem of Biology – Class 12

Answer 1

The correct option is (b) Food chain

Easiest explanation: A group of organisms that transfer food energy through a linear series of processes such as eating and being eaten is known as a food chain. A food chain always proceeds in a progressive straight line and intertwine into food webs.