Question

The tiles below show several organisms that can be found in a desert ecosystem. Arrange the organisms in order of energy transfer to create the most likely food chain.

plant
hawk
mouse
grasshopper
snake

Answer 1

plant - grasshopper - mouse - snake - hawk

Step-by-step explanation:

A food chain shows how energy is transferred from one organism to another in an ecosystem. Arrows point from one organism to the organism that eats it. Photosynthetic organisms, such as plants, are always at the bottom of a food chain. In a desert ecosystem, plants would be eaten by grasshoppers, grasshoppers would be eaten by mice, mice would be eaten by snakes, and snakes would be eaten by hawks. So, the most likely food chain would be:

plant → grasshopper → mouse → snake → hawk

Answer 2

Hello! I'm did a unit similar to this! I believe the order is
Plant
Grasshopper
Mouse
Snake
Hawk
The plant is at the bottom of the food chain, because it provides energy, or nutrients, for other small organisms such as a grasshopper. The same goes for the grasshopper and the mouse, the mouse and the snake, and it keeps going till the hawk.
The plant is considered a primary producer, because it provides energy for the grasshopper. However, the hawk is at the top of the food chain, because he is predator. In a way, he can be considered a producer for much bigger animals, but in this case, the hawk is at the top of this chain because he is the main predator in this situation.

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