Question

shallow pond
which sequence correctly describes the flow of
energy between organisms in the marine food web?
○ from seals to penguins to krill
○ from whales to krill to small fish
○ from sea birds to seals to penguins
○ from small fish to penguins to seals
seal
penguin
sea bird
small fish → whale
krill

Explanation:

To determine the correct energy flow, we analyze the marine food web. Energy flows from prey to predator. Let's check each option:

• "from seals to penguins to krill": Seals eat penguins, penguins eat small fish (not krill directly), and krill are prey for small fish, penguins, etc. This is reverse.
• "from whales to krill to small fish": Whales eat krill and small fish, so energy should flow to whales, not from them. Reverse.
• "from sea birds to seals to penguins": Seals eat penguins, sea birds are prey for seals? No, the web shows seals eat penguin, small fish, etc., and sea birds eat small fish. So this is reverse.
• "from small fish to penguins to seals": Small fish are eaten by penguins (arrow from small fish to penguin), and penguins are eaten by seals (arrow from penguin to seal). This follows the prey - predator energy flow.

Answer:

from small fish to penguins to seals