Arrange the given organisms involved in a food chain in correct sequence?
(A) Fish
(B) Phytoplankton
(C) Man
(D) Zooplankton
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (B), (D), (A), (C)
A food chain shows who eats whom. It begins with the producer and passes energy step by step to herbivores and then to carnivores. This is a food chain of a water body.
(B) Phytoplankton — first. Phytoplankton are tiny floating algae. They make food by photosynthesis, so they are the producers.
(D) Zooplankton — second. Zooplankton are tiny floating animals that feed on phytoplankton; they are the primary consumers.
(A) Fish — third. Small fish eat zooplankton, so they are secondary consumers.
(C) Man — last. Man eats the fish and is the top consumer of this chain.
Note: The same question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2025 on 22-05-2025 (Slot 2).