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What happens to the amount of energy that is transferred from one trophic level to the next?
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∙ 15y ago
At the base of the food chains lies the primary producers. Primary producers are principally green plants and certain bacteria. They convert solar energy into organic energy. Above the primary producers are the consumers who ingest live plants or the prey of others. Decomposers, such as, bacteria, molds, and fungi make use of energy stored in already dead plant and animal tissues.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 15y ago-energy flows through the ecosystem because Earth is an open energy system
-Energy flow through trophic levels in a one way flow of energy and about 10% energy is available as one moves up the trophic levels b/c most of the acquired energy is lost as heat and living organisms cannot transfer heat so only energy stored in chemical bonds can be moved up trophic levels....this makes energy transger between trophic levels VERY inefficient
-Basically, the amount of energy available greatly decreases the higher up one goes thru the trophic levels
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∙ 11y agoEnergy is passed from one level to another by consuming the lower level's biomass.
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∙ 13y agoone generally eats another. for example sunlight-plant-insect-bird-cat
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How much energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next What happens to the energy not transferred?
i think 10%
What proportion of the energy in the ecosystem is transferred from one trophic level to the next?
Only about ten percent of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next in an ecosystem. This is why the amount of animals in higher levels is smaller.
Why do different trophic levels have different amounts of energy?
Some energy transferred at each successive trophic level enters the environment as heat.
When the energy flow through an ecosystem is measured at each trophic level what percent of the energy is not transferred?
90%
Approximately what percentage of organic energy gets transferred from organisms on one trophic level to the next trophic level?
ten percent
How much energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next What happens to the energy not transferred?
i think 10%
Why do different trophic level have different amount of energy?
Some energy transferred at each successive trophic level enters the environment as heat.
What proportion of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next in the ecosystem?
Only about ten percent of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next in an ecosystem. This is why the amount of animals in higher levels is smaller.
What proportion of the energy in the ecosystem is transferred from one trophic level to the next?
Only about ten percent of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next in an ecosystem. This is why the amount of animals in higher levels is smaller.
What proportions of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next in an ecosystem?
Only about ten percent of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next in an ecosystem. This is why the amount of animals in higher levels is smaller.
When energy is transferred between trophic levels the amount of available energy lost is about?
9o% of energy is lost at each level
How is energy is transferred through trophic levels?
Trophic levels are the positions of organisms in a food chain. Energy is transferred through the trophic levels through ingestion at each level.
Which term best describes energy transfer between trophic levels?
when energy is transferred to a higher trophic level some of the energy is trued into heat and is released
In what trophic level of an energy pyramid will you find the highest amount of toxins accumulate?
in the third level consumer because the toxins had been transferred to it
Why do different trophic levels have different amounts of energy?
Some energy transferred at each successive trophic level enters the environment as heat.
What percent of the energy available within on trophic level is transferred to organisms at the next trophic level when they are eaten?
1%
Is about 50 percent of the energy available within one trophic level transferred to the next trophic level?
No. About TEN (10) percent of the energy available within one trophic level is transferred to the next trophic level the rest of it is used to grow and develop, except in plants because plants use 100% or close to 100% of the sun's energy to grow and develop.
