The transfer of energy from one organism to the next in an ecosystem begins with a producer. A producer is an organism that prod
uces its own food. A consumer is an organism in a food chain that obtains energy from producers or other consumers; consumers may be herbivores or carnivores. Which food chain correctly describes the flow of energy in an ecosystem?
A) grass → grasshopper → fish → human
B) grasshopper → fish → human
C) human → fish → grasshopper
D) human → grasshopper → fish → grass
The answer is food chain A, as plants produce their own food using photosynthesis, therefore making them producers.
A grasshopper then eats this grass, making it a consumer as it is obtaining its energy from the producer. It is then eaten by a fish and a human. This chain accurately describe the flow of energy in an ecosystem, as it goes, producer, consumer, consumer, consumer
