which of the following food chains shows one way that energy moves through an ocean ecosystem? a.) fish > plankton > whale > squid b.) squid > whale > fish > plankton c.) plankton > squid > fish > whale d.) whale > fish > plankton > squid

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Cody Carroll

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22 July, 03:34

which of the following food chains shows one way that energy moves through an ocean ecosystem? a.) fish > plankton > whale > squid b.) squid > whale > fish > plankton c.) plankton > squid > fish > whale d.) whale > fish > plankton > squid

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Ann Mcfarland · Answer 1

plankton > squid > fish > whale are the following food chains shows one way that energy moves through an ocean ecosystem.

c) plankton>squid>fish>whale

Explanation:

Energy always move up in an ecosystem according to the ten percent law. a food chain is made up of producers and consumers. producers are at the base of every food chain and above the producer levels come the consumer levels. The given question mentions aquatic ecosystem where plankton is the major producer that directly derive energy from sunlight.

In a terrestrial ecosystem plants are the major producers. in the given food chain plankton, the producer is consumed by squid which is the primary consumer. The squid is then eaten by fish which is the secondary consumer here and it is finally consumed by whale which is the tertiary consumer.