Question

What type of model would be most useful when trying to determine the flow of energy in a marine ecosystem? A model that connects the higher trophic levels with the ones below them A model that determines the overall abundance of energy available in each organism A model that predicts how different organisms will behave around each other A model that shows all of the organisms living within the ecosystem

Answer 1

Organisms can be either producers or consumers in terms of energy flow through a ... Plants are the most obvious examples of producers; plants take energy from ... Energy "flows" through the ecosystem in the form of carbon-carbon bonds. ... You should also be able to determine that the hawk is a quaternary consumer.

Answer 2

A. A model that connects the higher trophic levels with the ones below them.  It is the closest to a food web.