It represents the flow of energy from one organism (food) to another (the consumer or predator). The one that is gaining the energy has the arrow pointing to it. For example: A mouse would be pointing to a snake, and the snake would be pointing to a hawk.
The arrows in a food chain indicate the direction of energy flow from organism to organism.
What is used to indicate the flow of energy in a food chain or web
horizontally
In a food chain, the arrows are meant to show what animals energy goes where EX: fish--->bear the energy of the fish goes to the bear
The arrow means "is eaten by"
arrows
How energy moves from organism to organism.
In a food chain, the arrows are meant to show what animals energy goes where EX: fish--->bear the energy of the fish goes to the bear
no because the arrows in a food web/chain mean 'is eaten by' because a worm is eaten by a pidgeon.
The arrows represent the Energy flow from one level of ecosystem to another level. The arrow represents the energy transfer from one organism to another. Ex. Grass----> Rabbits----> Snakes You can also think of it as: Ex. Grass (are eaten by) Rabbits (are eaten by) Snakes
food chain
cos that s life