EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is (c) energy flows in only one direction through an ecosystem. Energy is captured from sunlight by plants, then passed on to the organisms that eat plants, then passed to the organisms that eat those organisms, and so on.

Detailed explanation-2: -Energy is not recycled in ecosystems and each ecosystem requires a continuous input of energy to sustain it. There is some energy transformed at each level of the food chain or food web in an ecosystem. In an ecosystem, energy is frequently transformed from one form to another.

Detailed explanation-3: -The energy passes from primary producers to primary consumers. From the primary consumers, the energy is passed to secondary consumers and then to tertiary consumers. Thus the energy pyramid is always upright. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-4: -Which statement best describes the flow of energy as it passes through the organisms in the pyramid? Energy flows through the organisms from bottom to top and decreases at each level.