Question

missy observed the food chain in the image and made a claim that it does not show the flow of energy through this ecosystem correctly. justify missys claim using evidence. the lion should also have an arrow pointing to the producer to complete the food chain. the lion and the deer should be reversed since the deer eats the lion. the arrow for the sun to producer should be reversed and pointing to the sun to show complete energy flow. arrows represent what is being eaten. the arrow direction for the consumers are not showing energy flow but who eats what. arrows represent energy flow.

Explanation:

In a food - chain, arrows represent the flow of energy from one organism to another. The direction of the arrow should be from the organism being eaten to the organism that eats it. In the given image, the arrows between consumers are in the wrong direction as they seem to indicate who is eaten by whom instead of the correct energy - flow direction. Energy flows from producers (like grass) to herbivores (like deer) and then to carnivores (like lions).

Answer:

The arrow direction for the consumers are not showing energy flow but who eats what. Arrows represent energy flow.