Biology
Assertion (A): Symbiosis, parasitism and predation are the categories of interdependence between organisms, which are the ways of transferring energy.
Reason (R): The transfer of energy from one trophic level to the other always occurs through the food chain.
- Both A and R are true.
- Both A and R are false.
- A is true and R is false.
- A is false and R is true.
Ecosystems
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Answer
A is true and R is false.
Explanation — Many organisms get their energy through complex food webs, which include multiple interconnected food chains. Hence, the transfer of energy from one trophic level to the other does not always occur through the food chain, but food web.
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