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Why is there a limit to the number of energy transfers in a food chain thermodynamics?
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∙ 11y ago
the energy of a food chain goes down as it moves up the food chain. so the primary producer has the most energy and the quaternary consumers have the least amount of energy. -kait B :)
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How does the energy in a food chain transfer?
The energy in a food chain transfers through the organisms involved in it.
What is an organism's relative position in a sequence of energy transfers in a food chain or food pyramid?
Trophic level
How does the 10 percent rule apply to the food chain?
in a food chain, energy transfers from one level to another. The 10% rule says that 10% of energy is transfered from one level to another because the rest of the energy is being used by the organism.
What limits the number of links in a food chain?
The number of links in a food chain is ultimately limited by the amount of energy in the producers of the particular ecosystem.
What is the definition of open system in thermodynamics?
Biological systems are open systems, not closed systems. Open systems require the input of energy to run and produce certain products such as materials used for cellular building, building blocks of the human body, and of course heat. No biological system can be totally closed, considering that they all get energy directly (in the case of plants) or indirectly (in the case of herbivores and eventually carnivores as you move up 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.
Every food chain and food web transfers into?
every food web and food chain transfers into radient energy:)
What is an organisms position in a sequence of energy transfers?
An organism's trophic level is its position in a sequence of energy transfers. It is the organism's position in a food chain.
How energy transfer from organism to another?
Energy transfers from one organism to another by organisms eating other organisms in a food chain or web.
How organisms transfer energy from one to another?
Energy transfers from one organism to another by organisms eating other organisms in a food chain or web.
What is an organism's relative position in a sequence of energy transfers in a food chain or food pyramid?
Trophic level
How does the second law of thermodynamics relate to how energy is passed on through the food chain?
The second law of thermodynamics states that as more chemical reactions occur, more heat energy is released in to the atmosphere. Apparently, heat energy is useless and so as more energy is transformed into heat energy, more entropy (or instability in the overall universe) becomes prevalent. So as energy is being consumed and passed up the food chain, chemical reactions to digest the food occurs and , as a result, entropy increases.
How does the 10 percent rule apply to the food chain?
in a food chain, energy transfers from one level to another. The 10% rule says that 10% of energy is transfered from one level to another because the rest of the energy is being used by the organism.
What limits the number of links in a food chain?
The number of links in a food chain is ultimately limited by the amount of energy in the producers of the particular ecosystem.
What are the product from the electron transport chain pathway?
Electron transport chains are present in mitochondria. The products of the electron transport chains are energy in the form of thermodynamics and water which is reduced from oxygen.
What happens to energy as you move from step to step in a chain?
The energy decreases as you move step to step in a chain .........................................The first organism (primary consumer) that eats the producer (green plants) will have the most number of energy................................while the last organism in the chain (top predator) will have the least number of energy in the chain.
What happens to energy as you move from step in a chain or web?
The energy decreases as you move step to step in a chain The first organism (primary consumer) that eats the producer (green plants) will have the most number
