NEET Biology question

With reference to the given food web (Oak tree → Mouse, Pine borer, Pine tree; Mouse/Salamander/Snake/Pine borer → X; X → Golden-crowned kinglet, Snake, Red-tailed hawk), which of the following statements is true?

(A)There is only one organism that makes organic compounds from inorganic substances
(B)There is no such organism that converts organic compounds into inorganic substances
(C)The inability of the oak tree to produce acorns would affect the red-tailed hawk more than the snakeCorrect
(D)Removal of X would cause an increase in the population of all the organisms

Answer: (C)

Solution

A shortfall at the producer (oak) level is amplified at each successive trophic level; since the red-tailed hawk, sitting at a higher trophic level than the snake (which feeds on

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