EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -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: -To read the food web: The arrows show what each organism eats and the flow of energy. The arrow points to the organism that does the eating and who GETS the energy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Arrows on a food chain, or food web, represent the flow of energy. The placement of the arrows in a food chain or food web is very important. The arrows always show the direction of the energy as it is transferred from one organism to another. The flow of energy can also be represented within an energy pyramid.

Detailed explanation-4: -Energy is transferred between organisms in food webs from producers to consumers. The energy is used by organisms to carry out complex tasks. The vast majority of energy that exists in food webs originates from the sun and is converted (transformed) into chemical energy by the process of photosynthesis in plants.

Detailed explanation-5: -The arrow always points to the higher trophic level, that is from the prey to the predator and this indicates the flow of energy in the form of food. Energy from one trophic level to another is not completely transferred.