Question

Enlist various steps which occur during the transfer of energy in an ecosystem

Answer 1

Energy flows through an ecosystem in only one direction. Energy is passed from organisms at one trophic level or energy level to organisms in the next trophic level.

The set of organisms that pass energy from one trophic level to the next is described as the food chain

set of foof chains are food webs

Summary

A food chain describes the passage of energy between trophic levels.

A food web is a set of interconnected and overlapping food chains.

Food webs are interconnected, such as nearby land and a marine food webs.