An ecologist studying the community within the canopy of a rainforest tree constructs a food web of the canopy community.By simply observing the connections in this food web, the ecologist will gain insight into which aspect of the community?
A) Amount of energy flow through species
B) Direction of energy flow through species
C) Rate of energy flow through species
D) Percentage of a given nutrient cycling through the community
E) Rate of nutrient cycling through the community

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The food web visually represents the feeding relationships within a community, showing the direction of energy flow from one organism to another, but it does not quantitatively measure amounts, rates, or percentages of energy or nutrient flows.

An Ecologist Studying the Community Within the Canopy of a Rainforest