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ValentinkaMS [17]
3 years ago
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A plant absorbs 200 J/g of energy from the sun. A cow eats the plant and absorbs 20 J/g of energy. The cow is fed to a group of

humans who absorb 2 J/g from the meat. What is the main reason the energy consumption decreases from one consumption to the next?
Biology
2 answers:
Tanya [424]3 years ago
7 0

some energy is wasted as heat

scZoUnD [109]3 years ago
6 0
Energy decreases as it moves up trophic levels because energy is lost as metabolic heat when the organisms from one trophic level are consumed.
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