The energy pyramid shown above represents a valley ecosystem. Which transfer of energy shown below is most likely?

A. from rabbits to green plants

B. from weasels to eagles

C. from eagles to rabbits

D. from green plants to weasels

A transfer of energy in practice means that one organism eats the other organism, so here we have to ask whether the first organism is eaten by the second.

A. from rabbits to green plants

Plants don't eat rabbits so - no!

B. from weasels to eagles

-this is the correct answer! Eagles do prey on weasels and eat them whenever they can

C. from eagles to rabbits

Rabbits don't eat eagles - so, no!

D. from green plants to weasels

Weasels are predators so they don't eat plants!