What is a food chain?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. A diagram showing the transfer of energy from one organism to the next through feeding
- Step 1: A food chain starts with a producer. Step 2. Arrows show the transfer of energy. Answer: transfer of energy through feeding. Why not the others: these are the water cycle, nitrogen cycle and succession.
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