In what pattern does the flow of energy in the ecosystem take place?

The flow of energy in the ecosystem always starts from a producer where energy enters the system, from the producer it flows to a primary consumer then a secondary consumer, there can be more than one secondary consumers for each primary consumer and similarly multiple tertiary consumers, all of the consumers and producers transfer energy to decomposers as well allow for the energy flow to be recycled.

The pattern that takes place in the ecosystem regarding the flow of energy is from a higher energy state t a lower energy state. It follows the second law of thermodynamics, the entropy in which all things go into the chaotic state from a higher form into lower form.