AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ENERGY FLOW AND THE FOOD CHAIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How does the author build an understanding of food chains?
A
by describing the categories of organisms found within food chains and then giving examples of food chains
B
by describing how individual food chains work and then giving examples of complex food webs within ecosystems
C
by showing the reader how each trophic level in a food chain works, starting with the “top” of the food chain
D
by showing the reader how food webs can be disrupted if food chains do not work properly
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The food chain describes who eats whom in the wild. Every living thing-from one-celled algae to giant blue whales-needs food to survive. Each food chain is a possible pathway that energy and nutrients can follow through the ecosystem. For example, grass produces its own food from sunlight.

Detailed explanation-2: -Each living thing is a part of multiple food chains – for example, grass is a part of the food chain: grass

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