Which option correctly describes the flow of energy through a food chain?
An animal eats a decomposer, like bacteria, and gets energy from the decomposer. The plant's
energy goes into the soil around it. This gives other plants energy. That energy is then eaten by an
animal for energy.
An animal captures the sun's energy to make its own food. Predators then take that energy and
share it in the food chain. Decomposers then return that energy to the soil.
A decomposer, like bacteria, breaks down an animal that has died. The soil then has nutrients that
the producer plant can use. The plant then uses the nutrients in the soil to grow. That energy is
passed to an animal that eats the plant.
A plant captures the sun's energy. That energy is then passed to a consumer or animal that eats
the plant. That energy is passed to decomposers that break down the animal once it dies.