<prompt> Latela ho phalla ha matla ka ketane ea lijo.nan  <response>: Instruction in English: Trace the flow of energy through a food chain. . Response in English: A food chain represents the transfer of energy from one organism to another, with each organism in the chain feeding on the previous one. Energy is ultimately derived from the sun, and it enters the food chain through producers, which are typically green plants or algae. In the first step of the food chain, producers, such as plants, use the energy from the sun to convert carbon dioxide and water into organic compounds, such as sugars, through the process of photosynthesis. As these plants grow and produce leaves, fruits or seeds, they store the energy captured from the sun in their tissues.Next, primary consumers or herbivores, such as rabbits or insects, feed on the producers, consuming parts of the plants and transferring the energy stored in the plant tissues to their own bodies. This energy is used to fuel bodily functions such as growth, repair, and movement.In the next step, secondary consumers or carnivores, such as snakes or birds, feed on the primary consumers, transferring the energy stored in their prey to their own bodies. Similarly, tertiary consumers, such as wolves or eagles, feed on the secondary consumers, continuing the transfer of energy up the food chain.At each level of the food chain, the majority of the energy is lost as heat or used up in the processes of growth, maintenance, and reproduction. Therefore, only a small fraction of the energy, typically 10, is passed to the next level, so the number of organisms decreases as you move up the food chain.Finally, when organisms at any level of the food chain die, decomposers, such as bacteria and fungi, break down their remains, returning the stored energy and nutrients to the ecosystem. This allows the energy to be recycled, and it can be used by plants to start the food chain all over again. . Response in Sesotho: Ketane ea lijo e emela phetisetso ea matla ho tloha ho se phelang ho ea ho se seng, me sebōpuoa se seng le se seng se keteng se iphepa ka se fetileng. Qetellong matla a tsoa letsatsing, me a kena ketane ea lijo ka bahlahisi, bao hangata e leng limela tse tala kapa algae. Mohatong oa pele oa ketane ea lijo, bahlahisi, ba kang limela, ba sebelisa matla a tsoang letsatsing ho fetola carbon dioxide le metsi hore e be metsoako ea lintho tse phelang, tse kang tsoekere, ka mokhoa oa photosynthesis. Ha limela tsena li ntse li hōla me li hlahisa makhasi, litholoana kapa peō, li boloka matla a nkiloeng letsatsing meleng ea tsona. Ka mora moo, bareki ba mantlha kapa liphoofolo tse jang litlama, joalo ka mebutlanyana kapa likokoanyana, li fepa bahlahisi, li ja likarolo tsa limela le ho fetisetsa matla a bolokiloeng liseleng tsa semela meleng ea bona. Matla ana a sebelisoa ho matlafatsa mesebetsi ea mele e kang khōlo, ho lokisa le ho sisinyeha. Mohatong o latelang, bareki ba bobeli kapa liphoofolo tse jang nama, joalo ka linoha kapa linonyana, li fepa bareki ba mantlha, ba fetisetsa matla a bolokiloeng liphofung tsa bona meleng ea bona. Ka mokhoa o tsoanang, bareki ba maemo a holimo, joalo ka liphiri kapa lintsu, ba fepa bareki ba bobeli, ba ntšetsa pele phetisetso ea matla holima ketane ea lijo. Boemong bo bong le bo bong ba ketane ea lijo, matla a mangata a lahleha e le mocheso kapa a sebelisoa ho holisa, ho hlokomela le ho ikatisa. Ka hona, ke karolo e nyane feela ea matla, eo hangata e leng 10, e fetisetsoang boemong bo latelang, kahoo palo ea lintho tse phelang e fokotseha ha u ntse u nyolla ketane ea lijo. Qetellong, ha lintho tse phelang boemong leha e le bofe ba ketane ea lijo li shoa, lintho tse bolang, tse kang baktheria le li-fungus, li pshatla mesaletsa ea tsona, li khutlisetsa matla le limatlafatsi tse bolokiloeng tsamaisong ea lintho tse phelang le tikoloho. Sena se lumella matla hore a sebelisoe hape, me a ka sebelisoa ke limela ho qala ketane ea lijo hape. 