Question

in a food chain, arrows point from predator --> prey consumer --> producer lower trophic level --> higher trophic level left --> top

Explanation:

In a food - chain, arrows represent the flow of energy and nutrients. Energy moves from organisms at lower trophic levels (like producers) to those at higher trophic levels (like consumers). Producers are at the base of the food - chain, and consumers eat them or other consumers. Arrows point from the organism being eaten (lower trophic level) to the organism that eats it (higher trophic level).

Answer:

C. lower trophic level --> higher trophic level