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Each level in a food chain contains less energy than the one below it because some energy is

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Elden [556K]2 years ago

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Lost as heat.

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Energy decreases as it moves up trophic levels because energy is lost as metabolic heat when the organisms from one trophic level are consumed by organisms from the next level. Trophic level transfer efficiency (TLTE) measures the amount of energy that is transferred between trophic levels.

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