What do the arrows in a food chain show?
Understand the Problem
The question is asking about the meaning of arrows in a food chain, specifically what they signify in terms of energy transfer and relationships between organisms.
Answer
The arrows show the flow of energy.
The arrows in a food chain show the flow of energy, indicating the direction in which energy is transferred from one organism to another.
Answer for screen readers
The arrows in a food chain show the flow of energy, indicating the direction in which energy is transferred from one organism to another.
More Information
In a food chain, each arrow points from the organism being consumed to the organism that consumes it, signifying the transfer of energy during feeding.
Tips
A common mistake is thinking the arrows show who eats whom, rather than the direction of energy flow.
Sources
- What do the arrows in a food chain represent? - Homework.Study.com - homework.study.com
- What do the arrows in a food web represent? - Homework.Study.com - homework.study.com
- What is the significance of the arrow in a food chain? - CK-12 - ck12.org
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