Energy Flow | MCQs

Explanation

A food chain always begins with producers.

It usually green plants or algae, that make their own food through photosynthesis.

Explanation

Food chains are linear sequences showing the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem.

They illustrate how energy and nutrients are passed from one organism to another, from producers (like plants) to consumers (like animals).

Explanation

The food chain is the sequence of energy transfer from:

• Producers (plants, algae, phytoplankton) →
• Consumers (herbivores, carnivores, omnivores) →
• Decomposers (fungi, bacteria, insects)

This energy transfer is also known as the energy flow or trophic cascade.

Explanation

The correct order of the levels in a food chain is:

• Producer (plants and algae that produce their own food through photosynthesis)
• Consumer (animals that eat producers or other consumers)
• Decomposer (organisms like bacteria and fungi that break down dead plants and animals)