Ecosystem Question 45

45. Pheretima and its close relatives derive nourishment from :

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(a) sugarcane roots

(b) decaying fallen leaves and soil organic matter.

(c) soil insects

(d) small pieces of fresh fallen leaves of maize, etc.

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Answer : b

Hints & Solutions

(b) Earthworm derives its nutrition from decaying fallen leaves and soil organic matter. Thus the type of feeding in earthworm is detritus.