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What happens to the energy not immediately used by an organism?
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∙ 12y ago
It would not be very efficient if excess energy production is wasted so organisms have mechanisms and processes to capture and store excess energy. In humans the process revolves around lipid synthesis and metabolism.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 12y agoIt is either stored by the organism or passes through in waste products.
Animal waste still contains energy that can be used by other organisms...like fungi, dung beetles, etc.
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∙ 11y agoThe energy contributes to the entropy of the system.
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∙ 14y agoIt's released as heat.
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What happens as you move up energy the pyramid?
Basically only 1/10 of the energy from the previous organism is absorbed into the body of the consumer while the other 9/10 is burned up when used for energy by the previous organism. If there is some grass with 100 energy and it gets eaten by a herbivore, the herbivore only receives 10% of the ORIGINAL energy (so the herbivore will have 10 energy.) The animal that will eat the herbivore will only receive 1 energy from the ORIGINAL energy source. The next consumer of the previous organism will only get 0.1 energy from the ORIGINAL energy source and so on.
Is assimilation essential for all living organism?
ASSIMILATION is the process in which the food taken by the organism is used to release energy for its day-to-day activities.since all organisms require energy,thus, assimilation is very essential for all living organism.
How is energy passed from one organism to the next?
the energy value decreases because it's used by the organism in order to survive before it can be passed on It depends on what kind of energy. Kenetic energy will transfer from organism to another in the same way any other object transfers its motion energy. Spiritual energy can be transfered to the second organism, and yet, be retained by the first. The same can be said for emotional energy. By jack phillips
What happens to the 62 percent of the total energy of glucose that is not used to make?
It is released as heat.
Why must organisms be able to store energy?
A cell can't always immediately use all the energy it gets. If they can not use their energy it would be a huge waste to just get rid of it. So they store it for a time when they may not have the required nutrients around to make any more. To sum up it allows them some degree of starvation prevention. i dont know either but ill put answer choices so people can figure it out and answer it for us. 1)a cell cant always immediately use all the energy it gets(its this one i think) 2)an organism often has times when no energy is used (not this one, i already proved it to be wrong) 3)a cell can release only stored energy 4)a cell cannot create energy and must get it from elsewhere in the organism Organisms need a way to store energy because... A cell can't always immediately use all the energy it gets. Organisms need to store energy because they use it to play out their every day routine of finding food to eat, eating, mating, and surviving, which all require energy.
What is organism energy used for?
Energy is required for sustaining life.
What happens to the remaining energy that is not used for life processes or lost as heat?
what happened to the energy that is not stored in your body
How is proteins used by an organism?
to use energy
What happens to the energy that is not passed on down a food chain?
commonly its lost due to friction, and escapes as heat
What happens to the stored energy that does not advance from one level of the food chain to the next.?
The stored energy that does not advance from one trophic level of the food chain to the next either disappears into the air or is used by the organism containing it.
What happens as you move up energy the pyramid?
Basically only 1/10 of the energy from the previous organism is absorbed into the body of the consumer while the other 9/10 is burned up when used for energy by the previous organism. If there is some grass with 100 energy and it gets eaten by a herbivore, the herbivore only receives 10% of the ORIGINAL energy (so the herbivore will have 10 energy.) The animal that will eat the herbivore will only receive 1 energy from the ORIGINAL energy source. The next consumer of the previous organism will only get 0.1 energy from the ORIGINAL energy source and so on.
What happens to the other 90 percent of energy and in what form does it re-enter the environment?
When energy is passes between tiers only ten percent of the energy is passed on. The other 90 percent is used by the previous organism and it re-enters the environment from the sun.
Where does most of the energy go if it is not used by the organism?
It is secreted out in the form of feces.
What compounds are used to provide a main source of energy for an organism?
Carbohydrates
Which compounds are used to provide a main source of energy to an organism?
Carbhydrates
Where can an organism get energy once it has used up most of it carbohydrates?
they can get it from food
The energy used by a living organism on earth comes from?
the answer is C the sun
