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The animal that's been eaten has already used a great deal of the food energy it has consumed in living to that point.
As for the food energy (calorie) value of what's there at the time of death and consumption -- only a fraction of that is consumed (unless the whole carcass is eaten) by its prey and only a fraction of that is converted to food energy through its digestive process.
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What happens to energy and matter when an organism is eaten?
The chemical energy of the animal who was eaten is passed on to the animal who ate the other animal.
What happens to a coyote after it dies and is not eaten by another animal?
An outher orginisim eats it
What happens to the amount of energy in an ecosystem?
it is used to heat, feed, move, grow, respirate, excrement and is passed on when eaten from animal to animal
Can a fish get eaten by another fish then get eaten by a shark?
Yes. It happens regularly.
Where does thr sun's energy go after the consumer dies?
If it is eaten it goes to there but if it just dies then it decomposes into the ground and the energy gets passed on to a plant which another animal eats later on
What do the arrows in the food chain show?
The arrows represent the Energy flow from one level of ecosystem to another level. The arrow represents the energy transfer from one organism to another. Ex. Grass----> Rabbits----> Snakes You can also think of it as: Ex. Grass (are eaten by) Rabbits (are eaten by) Snakes
What happens to chemical energy in a blackberrie as it is eaten by a bear?
The blackberry is decomposed and its chemical energy is used for energy in the bear.
How do the arrows in a food chain work?
The arrmor means that the animal is getting eaten by another animal.
Is a predator an animal that is eaten by another animal?
No. A predator eats other animals called prey.
What happens when a plant is eaten by an animals?
A plant eats glucose, it makes its own glucose by sunlight, water, and carbohydrate. it makes its own food and sends it throughout the stems and leaves, well, i don't know that much about plants
What is a thing when a plant or animal is being eaton?
When a plant or animal is being eaten, it is called consumption. When an animal eats another animal, the animal doing the eating is a predator or scavenger or carnivore or omnivore and the animal being eaten is the prey.
What happens to phosphates when a animal or plant dies?
As the body of the plant or animal decomposes or is is eaten the phosphates are used by the consuming organisms.
