How does energy flow through a wetland food chain?

Question

How does energy flow through a wetland food chain?

Answer 1

it's a huge mess if you were to draw it, hehe.

Sun>vegetation as it doesn't give energy to animals or humans.

Vegetation>herbivores which include insects

Detritovores (mold, insects, bacteria)-the ones that eat the decaying and dead stuff.  Basically you have veg, herbivores, and carnivores, other detritovores going to these

carnivores>herbivores and other carnivores.  remember a bug can eat some plant, then another bug can eat the herbivore bug, a bird can eat that bug, a snake can eat that bird, and keep going up until you reach the top of the food chain for the wetland.

Soil doesn't give out energy, it gives out nutrients.  Plants get their energy through photosynthesis which is supplied by the sun.

Answer 2

Sun -> Vegetation & Animals & Humans

Vegetation -> Animals

Animals -> Animals & Humans

Dead Animals -> Bacterias & Bugs

Bacterias -> Soil

Soil -> Vegetation

over and over again... too bad you can't draw on this else it'll be much easier and clearer