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Why is it better to eat plants than animals with relationship to energy?
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∙ 14y ago
When things eat other things, only 10% of the original energy moves up. Let's say that grass has 100% energy an a deer eats that grass. The deer only has 10% of the energy that the grass had. Now a bear eats our deer. Since the bear only gets 10% of the energy that the deer had, it is getting 1% of the original energy from the grass.
Now if you eat the bear and get 10% of the energy that ithad, you'd be getting .01% of the original energy from the grass.
Now let's go with the assumption that you can eat grass. Remember how the grass has 100% energy? Well now you've taken the place of the deer. You get 10% of the grass' energy.
Eating the bear, a second level consumer, gives you only .01% energy while eating the grass gives you 10% energy.
However, human bodies require certain proteins that only meat provides, which is why vegetarianism/veganism and all related food plans which exclude meat aren't always the best for every person. It's why we're herbivores- we can eat plants, which provide more energy since they get theirs directly from the sun; and we can also eat meat, which provides the necessary nutrients for muscle growth and other characteristics relating to good health.
tl;dr?
For every pound of beef, six pounds of grain were used.
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How does food chain show the relationship between plants and animals?
1. it tells you what animals are prey and what animals are predators 2.it also tells you what animals are considered prey to another predator.
How do plants and animals get their energy in different ways-?
Plants get their energy through photosynthesis, and animals get their energy by consuming plants or other animals.
How do plants and animals get their energy different ways?
Plants get their energy through photosynthesis, and animals get their energy by consuming plants or other animals.
How does energy from animals come originally from the sun?
Animals get their energy from other animals that have eaten plants or from plants themselves. Plants get their energy to produce sugars from the sun.
What is the release of energy in plants and animals from food?
The release of energy in plants and animals food is chemical energy.
Plants and animals get there energy from what?
plants: sunlight for photosynthesis animals: plants, other animals
What is the difference in which in animals and plants store energy?
What is the difference in which in animals and plants store energy?
How did plants and animals get their energy before coming fossil fuels?
Same way they get energy now. Plants get energy from sunlight via photosynthesis and animals get energy from eating plants and other animals.
Does your body get all its energy from sun . explain?
Yes - indirectly. We get energy from the food we eat, which comes from animals or plants; animals also get their energy from plants; and plants get the energy from sunlight.
Can anmals create the energy they need to live?
No. Neither can plants, for that matter. Animals get the energy they need from plants, or from other animals, which they eat. Plants get their energy from the sunlight.
How do people obtain energy from earth's resources?
simples. sun get enery from plants, animals get energy from plants. we eat plants and animals so we obtain energy
Do plants require less energy than animals because they are much smaller than most animals?
No, actually plants require more energy, because unlke animals plants use energy as food as to where animals hunt and eat plants.
