SSC CSIR ASO/SO Mock Test 2023 General Knowledge Ecology and Environment Ecology and Functions of an ecosystem
Consider the following statements regarding Detritus Food Chain (DFC):
1. It is made up of decomposers which are heterotrophic organisms, mainly fungi, and bacteria.
2. In a terrestrial ecosystem, a much larger fraction of energy flows through the detritus food chain than through the Grazing Food Chain (GFC).
Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?
1
1 only
2
2 only
3
Both 1 and 2
4
Neither 1 nor 2