AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ENERGY FLOW AND THE FOOD CHAIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The direction of the flow of energy in a food web is represented by ____
A
Light bulbs
B
Dotted Lines
C
Arrows
D
Bubbles
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The arrows on a food chain indicate where energy is being passed. For example, an arrow pointing from some grass to a zebra means the grass gives energy to the zebra (when the zebra eats the grass). The arrows on a food chain indicate where energy is being passed.It also specifies the direction of the flow of energy.

Detailed explanation-2: -All food chains start with a producer. The arrows in the food chain below depict the direction in which energy and nutrients flow, i.e. the arrow always points from the eaten to the eater.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: In a food chain, energy flows from the producers to the consumers and then to the decomposers. Consumers can eat strictly producers or plants or they can eat both other consumers and producers or they can eat strictly other consumers.

Detailed explanation-4: -The arrows in a food chain or web represents what? They point to the organism that is being eaten. It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem. They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms.

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