0
Energy can be lost in a food chain by heat or waste.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Where does the main source of energy in the food chain come from?
Sun
What is the name of the process that heterotropsh gets energy from?
Heterotrophs get energy by eating plants. The process is called food chain.
What happens to the total amount of energy as it flows through a food chain?
the energy amount increases as other organisms eat other organizms.
The amount of energy that is transferred at each level of the food chain is about?
It depends on the activity of the animal in question but it is usually around 10%.
Why is the transfer of energy and matter in a food chain only about 10 efficient?
Because 90% is released into the environment asheat...............i think..............
What is lost from a food chain?
energy
When energy is lost in a food chain it can never be?
found
How energy is lost at each level in a food chain?
Every living being in the food chain needs some of the energy for its own maintenance.Every living being in the food chain needs some of the energy for its own maintenance.Every living being in the food chain needs some of the energy for its own maintenance.Every living being in the food chain needs some of the energy for its own maintenance.
How is energy lost from the food chain?
Heat and excretement and tuna!
Why is energy in a food chain linear?
Because it is lost at the end .
Once energy is lost in a food chain it can never be?
Regained.
Why is there less energry at the end of a food chain?
Because energy can be 'lost' by heat at each tier of the food chain.
How energy lost in an ecosystem?
Heat energy
Energy that passes through a food chain is lost to the environment as?
heat
Why is only some energy transferred in a food chain?
energy is lost through heat excretion and movement
How is energy lost between producers and herbivores?
As energy flows through the food chain, 90% of the energy is lost at each trophic level and 10% is passed on.
Where does energy go in a food chain or web?
Heat, Food, Energy are some ways energy are lost at each level of the food chain.
