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How much energy is passed from one trophic level to the next where does the rest go?
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∙ 12y ago
10% of the energy is passed on each trophic level. the other 90% goes out through heat.
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How much energy is passed for one energy level to the next?
as little as 10% of the energy at any trophic level is transfer to the next level
If the 1st trophic level has 10000 kilocalories of energy how much energy will be available for trophic levels 2-4?
One million calories .
How much energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next What happens to the energy not transferred?
i think 10%
How much energy is used at each level of the energy pyramid and not passed on?
Only about 10% of energy is passed on through each energy level. The rest is used or is wasted as heat.
Why do food chains not exceed 4 links?
because the way a food chain works is energy is transferred between trophic levels, but as you move up each trophic level, about half of the energy is lost, which means when you get to the fourth trophic level, only about 10% of the original energy is remaining, so adding another level would mean that the creature would have to consume 10 times as much of its respective prey to get the energy equivalent of 1 of the creatures at the first trophic level. so in other works, energy consumption would be too inefficient
How much energy is passed for one energy level to the next?
as little as 10% of the energy at any trophic level is transfer to the next level
In an energy pyramid for an ecosystem how much energy is passed from one trophic level to the next?
The Anwser is 10%
Why is it that only part of the energy in one trophic level is passed on to the next level?
This is because organisms use much of the energy that they consume for life processes, such as respiration, movement, and reproduction.
Why is it that only part of the energy stored in the one trophic level is passed on to the next level?
This is because organisms use much of the energy that they consume for life processes, such as respiration, movement, and reproduction.
Why is that only part of the energy stored in one trophic level is passed on to the next level?
This is because organisms use much of the energy that they consume for life processes, such as respiration, movement, and reproduction.
Why are there fewer organisms in the higher trophic levels than the lower trophic levels?
the temperature is higher and in generally the conditions of life is much easier... There are also many atmospheric and oceanic phenomena participating in making the environment much more friendly than any other geographic level. and of course, cause they're near me :)
Why is only one part of the energy stored in one trophic level is passed on to the next level?
This is because organisms use much of the energy that they consume for life processes, such as respiration, movement, and reproduction.
To what does the tropic level of an animal refer?
The trophic level of an animal refers to its place on the energy pyramid. Its trophic level shows what the animal eats and how much energy it gets.
Each trophic level has how much less energy?
It has about 10% less energy.
Why is it that only one part of the energy stored in one trophic level is passed to the next?
This is because organisms use much of the energy that they consume for life processes, such as respiration, movement, and reproduction.
Why is it that only part of the energy stored in one trophic levels passed on to the next level?
This is because organisms use much of the energy that they consume for life processes, such as respiration, movement, and reproduction.
How much energy is lost between eaach trophic level?
10%
