A certain ecosystem has following characteristics 1 Presence of thermal stratificatio...........

Environment and Ecology Concept of Ecosystems

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A certain ecosystem has following characteristics:

1. Presence of thermal stratification.

2. Thermally regulated vertical mixing.

3. Food chain follows grazing pathway.

4. Dominant producers are phytoplankton.

Which of the ecosystems is best characterised by above characteristics?

Wetland ecosystem

Lacustrine ecosystem

Estuarine ecosystem

Delta ecosystem

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Explanation:

A lake is characterised by presence of thermal stratification, a thermally regulated vertical mixing, grazing pathway and phytoplankton as dominant producer whereas in a wetland the thermal stratification is absent, vertical mixing is absent, detritus food chain and lastly, dominant producers are macrophytes. Therefore, answer B is justified.