Which of the following best explains the flow of energy in this food web? a.)mushrooms → snake → squirrel → plants b.)grasshoppers → snake → wolf → hawk c.)plants → squirrel → snake → mushrooms d.)mushrooms → hawk → squirrel → grasshopper

Option C

Explanation:

The plants are the producers that starts any food chain or food web.

Then comes consumers that feed on producers for their energy needs. The primary producers are generally herbivores.

The secondary consumers feed on the primary consumers for their food. They are carnivores and feed on smaller animals for their energy.

Decomposers are the organism that feed on the dead and decaying organic matter to clean the environment and recycle the nutrients back into the soil.

             Plants → Squirrel → Snake → Mushrooms

Hence, option C is correct.

as the gila monster consumes the eggs or young of the desert cottontail and gambel's quail, thus its main food supply is only accessible for a restricted time duration every year. however, for this, the gila monsters exhibit three adaptations, which elevate their survival rate in the desert condition.  

first, is that they possess huge bodies, and can consume greater concentrations of food during a small period. secondly, they require to feed infrequently as they can accumulate fat in their tails. ultimately, their rate of metabolism is very low, so that they can burn their reservoirs of fat gradually.