c. It shows how energy stored in food moves from one organism to another.
This food chain illustrates the law of conservation of energy by showing how energy is transferred from one organism to another as they consume each other. Energy is not created or destroyed, but rather transferred and passed along the food chain.
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 how sunlight is converted into the matter making up organisms.
b
It shows that the energy used by plants for photosynthesis disappears.
c
It shows how energy stored in food moves from one organism to another.
d
It shows that energy is destroyed by the last animal in the chain.
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