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Why is the transfer of energy and matter in a food chain only about 10 efficient?
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∙ 6y ago
Because 90% is released into the environment asheat...............i think..............
Rosetta Pollich
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How can energy be lost in a food chain?
Energy can be lost in a food chain by heat or waste.
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.
How does azide inhibit ETC?
Azide binds to cytochrome oxidase and inhibits electron transfer in the electron transport 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.
Wy is the transfer of energy and matter in a food chain only about 10 percent efficient?
It is only 10 percent efficient because the majority of the energy is converted to heat and lost to the atmosphere.
Why is the flow of energy through an ecosystem considered inefficient?
The transfer of energy and matter in a food chain is only 10% efficient because 90% doesn't get broken down or used while moving through the food chain.
A step in the transfer of energy and matter in a community?
Food chain
This is a path for the transfer of matter and energy through an ecosystem by eating and being eaten?
Food Chain
What is the path for the transfer of matter and energy through the ecosystem by eating and being eaten?
Food Chain
What is the path for the transfer of matter and energy through an ecosystem by eating and being eaten?
Food Chain
Is a path for the transfer of matter and energy through an ecosystem by eating and being eaten.?
Biochemical cycles are the main means of energy transfer through an ecosystem. The transfer of energy by eating and being eaten is called the food chain.
How does the energy in a food chain transfer?
The energy in a food chain transfers through the organisms involved in it.
What is a transfer of energy through organisms?
the food chain
In the food chain which are the most efficient users of solar energy?
herbivores
Does energy cycle in a food chain involves energy transfer in food webs?
Yes
What is the transfer of food energy from one source to another in stages is called?
energy chain
