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hammer [34]
3 years ago
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oksano4ka [1.4K]3 years ago
5 0
Because life keeps going
zhuklara [117]3 years ago
3 0
Food chains don’t have infinite links, because only about 10% of energy is passed upwards in trophic levels. So a mouse could eat 10 grasshoppers, but a hawk would need to eat 100 mouses to get the same energy
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