A plant absorbs 200 J/g of energy from the sun. A cow eats the plant and absorbs 120 J/g of energy. The cow is fed to a group of

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A plant absorbs 200 J/g of energy from the sun. A cow eats the plant and absorbs 120 J/g of energy. The cow is fed to a group of

humans who absorb 70 J/g from the meat. What is the main reason the energy consumption decreases from one consumption to the next?

Biology

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torisob [31] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-07T00:38:58+03:00

torisob [31]4 years ago

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Majority of energy, around 90% in fact, is lost between each trophic level, mostly due to the energy usage of sustaining life, and a lot is lost as thermal energy.