AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ENERGY FLOW AND THE FOOD CHAIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
a path of energy transfer from one organism to another
A
Food Chain
B
Food Web
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The sequence of transfer of matter and energy in the form of food from one organism to the other is called a food web.

Detailed explanation-2: -A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another. In a food chain, each organism occupies a different trophic level, defined by how many energy transfers separate it from the basic input of the chain.

Detailed explanation-3: -Transfer of food energy from the producers through a series of organisms with repeated eating and being eaten is known as food chain. The food chain consists of producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, tertiary consumers or top carnivores and decomposers.

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