the diagram below shows a food chain. how does this food chain illustrate the law of conservation of energy?
A. It shows how energy stored in food moves from one organism to another.
B. It shows that the energy used by plants for photosynthesis disappears.
C. It shows how sunlight is converted into the matter making up organisms.
D. It shows that energy is destroyed by the last animal in the chain.
A. It shows how energy stored in food moves from one organism to another.
The law of conservation of energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred or converted from one form to another. In this food chain, energy from the sun is converted into chemical energy through photosynthesis in plants, which is then consumed by herbivores, then carnivores. The energy stored in food is continually passed on and transferred from one organism to another, illustrating the conservation of energy.