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What are three reasons why energy transfer between trophic levels is not 100 percent?
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∙ 6y ago
Energy transfer is inefficient because energy is lost while moving from one trophic level to another. This is because
* Not the entire organism is consumed or digested. Parts such as rootr, woody stems, bones, scales, feathers etc aren't eaten, and some materials that are such as cellulose cannot be digested.
* Energy is used up by organisms in each trophic level for movement and transport inside their bodies.
* Energy is used in respiration and is released from the body of the organism as heat.
* Energy becomes lost in excretion.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 11y agoEach trophic level uses the energy to grow, develop, reproduce and move around, and some energy is given off as heat. Typically one trophic level will pass on only about 10% of the energy they take in.
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∙ 13y ago1- Energy is used in respiration and excretion, which is not re-used and so is wasted energy.
2- Some parts of an organism or plant are not eaten, like bones and hair, which need energy to be produced, this energy is then not consumed.
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∙ 6y agoThe organisms at the first level (plants) need the energy that they make for reproduction and growth. That leaves 10% that can be passed on to the next level. The second level uses that food for growth and reproduction leaving 10% of 10% to pass on.
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∙ 12y agoBecause energy is lost as heat in each level of the food chain.
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∙ 13y agobecause that trophic level needs energy for their metabolism.
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How are chemical elements most often transfer between different trophic levels?
consumption
What is a sentence for trophic level?
The most accurate method is to use a pyramid of energy to show the transfer of energy between trophic levels
Why does productivity diminish with increase trophic levels?
Due to poor trophic transfer efficiency, most energy is lost at higher trophic levels.
What is primarily responsible for limiting the number of trophic levels in most eco systems?
The maximum number of trophic levels in an ecosystem could be limited by factors such as climate and carrying capacity.
Where is energy lost between trophic level?
Yes some energy is lost in each energy transfer reaction ,it is due to second law of thermodynamics .no energy transfer can be 100% efficient .
Define the 10 percent law that describes energy transfer between organisms?
The 10 percent law states that only approximately 10 percent of energy consumed at one trophic level is transferred to the next trophic level. The remaining energy is lost as heat or utilized for metabolic processes. This law helps explain why food chains are generally limited in length, as energy becomes increasingly scarce as you move up the trophic levels.
What is Ten percent law in ecosystem?
The Ten Percent Law refers to the transfer of energy from one trophic level to another.
10 percent law of energy transfer?
10 % energy is utilized at each trophic level
What percentage of energy is lost in each trophic transfer?
The ten percent law suggests or implies that exactly 90% of the energy is lost in the transfer at each trophic level, and that only 10% is passed on as useable biological energy.
How are chemical elements most often transfer between different trophic levels?
consumption
What happens to the 90 percent of energy that does not transfer to the next trophic level in a food chain?
it gets lost through each trophic level while only the other 10% moves on..
What is a sentence for trophic level?
The most accurate method is to use a pyramid of energy to show the transfer of energy between trophic levels
What relationship exists between trophic levels and food chain?
Trophic levels and food chains are connected in number of ways. Trophic levels show the energy transfer throughout the species in different food chains.
Term for each step in the transfer of energy and matter within a food web?
Trophic level
Why does productivity diminish with increase trophic levels?
Due to poor trophic transfer efficiency, most energy is lost at higher trophic levels.
What is primarily responsible for limiting the number of trophic levels in most eco systems?
The maximum number of trophic levels in an ecosystem could be limited by factors such as climate and carrying capacity.
The percentage of energy in one trophic level that transfers to the next level in the average ecosystem is?
Studies of a variety of communities indicate that the net transfer of energy between tropic levels is roughly 10% efficient, although transfer among levels within different communities varies significantly.
