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(D) In the given food chain,trees are the producers. Birds feed on trees,lice are parasites on birds,and bacteria are hyper-parasites or decomposers f

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Parasitic

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(D) In the given food chain,trees are the producers. Birds feed on trees,lice are parasites on birds,and bacteria are hyper-parasites or decomposers feeding on lice. Since the size of the organisms decreases at each successive trophic level and the energy flows from a larger organism to a smaller parasitic organism,this is classified as a parasitic food chain.

Trees $\rightarrow$ Birds $\rightarrow$ Lice $\rightarrow$ Bacteria. Thus,the food chain is:

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