Question

one particular marine food chain consists of great white sharks, phytoplankton, small herrings, and large tuna. in what order does energy pass through this food chain? a great white shark to phytoplankton to herring to tuna b great white shark to tuna to herring to phytoplankton c phytoplankton to herring to tuna to great white shark d phytoplankton to tuna to herring to great white shark

Explanation:

In a food chain, energy starts from producers (organisms that make their own food, like phytoplankton which is a producer). Then it moves to primary consumers (herring, which eats phytoplankton), then secondary consumers (tuna, which eats herring), and finally to tertiary consumers (great white shark, which eats tuna). So the correct order is phytoplankton → herring → tuna → great white shark.

Answer:

C. Phytoplankton to herring to tuna to great white shark