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ehidna [41]
3 years ago
15

Why is so much energy "lost" between trophic levels?

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1 answer:
BabaBlast [244]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

Energy decreases as it moves up trophic levels because energy is lost as metabolic heat.

Explanation:

When the organisms from one trophic level are consumed by organisms from the next level. ... A food chain can usually sustain no more than six energy transfers before all the energy is used up.

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