AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ENERGY FLOW AND THE FOOD CHAIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which diagram shows how energy flows through a food chain?
A
Producers > carnivores > herbivores
B
Sun > producers > herbivores > carnivores
C
Sun > herbivores > carnivores > producers
D
Carnivores > producers > herbivores
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Food webs illustrate energy flow from primary producers to primary consumers (herbivores), and from primary consumers to secondary consumers (carnivores).

Detailed explanation-2: -An ecological pyramid is a diagram that shows the relative amounts of energy or matter contained within each trophic level in a food chain or food web.

Detailed explanation-3: -An energy pyramid is a graphical representation of the flow of energy through the organic matter in an ecosystem. Primary producers like plants are capable of making their own energy from the sun. Producers make up the bottom of a pyramid.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ecological pyramids show the relative amounts of matter or energy in different trophic levels of an ecosystem.

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