Question

The length and complexity of a food web in the Arctic would be ____ when compared to one in the tropical rainforest.

A. Short and less complexB. short and more complexC. long and less complexD. long and more complex

Answer 1

The correct answer is - option A. short and less complex.

Explanation:

A food web is a network of many food chains. The food chain is one pathway that describes the path of the animals finds food, it is linear representation. Food web shows all the plants and animals in connection with each other in the food web.

In the Arctic, biodiversity is comparatively low with fewer species of flora and very less number of fauna that include caribou, hare, musk ox pika, and insects are the primary consumers.

Secondary consumer eats herbivores and these organisms are normally are top trophic levels in arctic include fish and polar bear. So the consumers, primary consumer and predators or secondary consumers form a short and less complex.

Thus, the correct answer is - option A. short and less complex.