The diagram below shows a food chain.
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How does this food chain illustrate the law of conservation of energy?
a
It shows that energy is destroyed by the last animal in the chain.
b
It shows how sunlight is converted into the matter making up organisms.
c
It shows that the energy used by plants for photosynthesis disappears.
d
It shows how energy stored in food moves from one organism to another.
d
It shows how energy stored in food moves from one organism to another. This demonstrates the law of conservation of energy, which states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred or transformed. In this food chain, energy from the sun is absorbed by plants and transferred to herbivores, which are then consumed by carnivores, allowing the energy to move through the ecosystem.