Question

Food chains and webs not only describe the order in which organisms are eaten, but they also describe the _____. flow of energy in an ecosystem importance of the ecosystem health of the ecosystem animals that are all related

Answer 1

Answer: The correct answer for the fill in the blank is - Flow of energy in an ecosystem.

A food chain is a series of different trophic levels ( like producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers) in an ecosystem, which depicts how organisms obtain energy by consuming other organisms.

A food web is an interconnected network of different food chains representing flow of energy and matter within an ecosystem.

The different arrows in a food chain and food web represent organisms being eaten by other organisms, thereby representing flow of energy within an ecosystem.