ECOLOGY
ENERGY FLOW AND THE FOOD CHAIN
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The Sun provides energy to decomposers
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Consumers provide nutrients to producers
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The sun provides energy to consumers
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Producers provide nutrients to consumers
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Detailed explanation-1: -Food webs model matter and energy transfer A food web is a model of feeding relationships in an ecosystem. When an organism is eaten, the matter and energy stored in its tissues are transferred to the organism that eats it. The arrows in a food web represent this transfer.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the food chain, energy is transferred from one living organism through another in the form of food. There are primary producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers and decomposers-all part of the food chain.
Detailed explanation-3: -Each time something eats something else, food energy is transferred from one organism to another. The transfer of energy between organisms is called a food chain.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: Energy is passed from one organism to another when an organism consumes another organism, or when nutrients are absorbed.