NEET BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ECOSYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?
A
They point to the organism that is being eaten.
B
It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
C
They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms.
D
They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.
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: -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: -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: -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. The decomposers get their energy from dead and decaying consumers.

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