The chart below lists organisms in five different categories living in the East Texas Piney Woods. Based on the chart, which food chain best models a flow of energy in this ecosystem?
Vegetation Mammals Invertebrates Reptiles Birds
Longleaf grass
Water oak
Red mulberry
White-tailed Deer
Eastern gray squirrel
Cotton mouse
Crickets
Spiders
Ants
Milk snake
Anole lizards
Field sparrows
Great horned owl
Water Oak-->Red Mulberry-->Eastern Gray Squirrel-->Milk Snake-->Great Horned Owl
Field sparrows-->Spiders-->Anole Lizards-->Red Mulberry
Longleaf grass-->Cotton mouse-->Milk Snake-->Great horned owl
Crickets-->Anole lizards-->Field Sparrows -->Milk snake
1 answer
Based on the chart, the food chain that best models a flow of energy in this ecosystem would be: Longleaf grass --> Cotton mouse --> Milk Snake --> Great horned owl.