Question

what is energy flow, nutrient flow, food chain? differenciate between energy flow nutrient flow.

Answer 1

Energy flow is defined as the flow of energy in a food chain from one trophic level to another trophic level. Energy is transferred from one trophic level to another as organisms are consumed. Only 10% of energy is transferred from one trophic level to another trophic level
Nutrient flow is a cyclic process and it involves the flow of nutrients from one trophic level to another trophic level.
A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms in which each organism is eaten by the next member in the sequence. This interaction among organisms involves the transfer of energy from one organism to another.
Energy and nutrients are passed along a food chain. While energy is eventually lost to heat, nutrients are constantly being recycled.