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spin [16.1K]
3 years ago
7

There is less energy available to consumers at higher levels in a food chain. Why?

Biology
1 answer:
ladessa [460]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

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.

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