Question

Describe energy flow in a food chain.

Answer 1

Energy flow in food chain:

1. Sequential process of food transfer from plants to herbivores to carnivores is termed a food chain.
2. All living organisms have a feeding pattern.
3. As all the food chains start with a producer, food energy gets transferred from producers to herbivores and later to carnivores.
4. To each next level, only 10% energy is passed on.
5. Therefore with each step the energy flow decreases.