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Why a human eating beef from a cow would not gain all the energy that was stored in the leaves?
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∙ 13y ago
A little bit of energy is lost at each trophic level. For example, leaves do not collect all of the energy in sunlight; there are inefficiencies and limitations in photosynthesis which prevent this from occurring. The leaves themselves use the energy that they do collect to power cellular processes and "feed" the plant to which they are attached. By the time the cow arrives on the scene, a great deal of energy has already been lost. And the inefficiencies of the cow's own digestive processes prevent the cow from utilizing all of the energy she does collect by eating the leaves.
Cows are notoriously inefficient as converters of food to muscle and fat. So by the time the cow is done with it, the amount of energy originally supplied by the grass is dramatically reduced. Our own digestive inefficiencies mean that we ultimately acquire only a fraction of the energy stored in the beef, which in turn had only a fraction of the energy stored in the leaves, which in turn had only a fraction of the energy provided by the sunlight.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoThey do. That's why they're herbivores, they eat the leaves of plants in order to live.
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What is the energy in a human body?
Energy is stored as chemical energy in human body. It is consumed when required.
What form of energy is stored in human muscles?
Chemical Energy.
Waste is stored before it leaves body?
wastes in a human being's body is stored within the rectum.
Where is glucose stored in the body?
In the human body, glucose is stored in the cells. The function of the stored glucose is the secondary energy storage. The primary energy is stored in the adipose tissue.
How is energy stored in the body?
Food provides energy, and too much food = too much energy so it will be stored. It will be stored and it is what we call fat. Fat can be stored almost anywhere on the human body, their usually stored around our bellys, butts, legs and arms.
What type of energy does food provide the human body?
The human body converts food energy into work, thermal energy or chemical energy that is stored in fatty tissue.
When food is scarce the human body adapts by energy?
The body uses fat which is a stored form of energy.
How is energy stored in an object?
Well if your talking about a phone then charge that for energy or if your talking about a human then just use coffee or a energy drink but
Why can't humans eating meat get the energy from the leaf?
Essentially you can, but a human would have to consume approximately 15 pounds of leaves in a sitting in order for your body to metabolize enough sugars and carbohyrdrates that it requires to fuel it.
How does the human body get energy from the food?
The process of getting energy from food molecules occurs in the mitochondria of cells (human or otherwise). Energy is stored within the numerous bonds of each food molecule. By adding activation energy and separating the atoms from each other, a chemical process starts and the energy is released and immediately used or stored as fat.
What do lipids do for the human body?
provide insulation, protection, and stored energy
How does the the human body get energy from the food molecules?
The process of getting energy from food molecules occurs in the mitochondria of cells (human or otherwise). Energy is stored within the numerous bonds of each food molecule. By adding activation energy and separating the atoms from each other, a chemical process starts and the energy is released and immediately used or stored as fat.
