Energy moves through the plants and animals in an ecosystem by way of.

In the question "Energy moves through the plants and animals in an ecosystem by way of." The correct answer is food chains. A food chain is a linear network of links in a food web starting from producer organisms (such as grass or trees which use radiation from the sun to make their food) and ending at apex predator species (like grizzly bears or killer whales), detritivores (like earthworms or woodlice), or decomposer species (such as fungi or bacteria).