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What form is energy in when it enters a food chain and what form is energy in when it leaves a food chain?

Energy enters a food chain in the form of sunlight, which is converted into chemical energy by producers through photosynthesis. When energy leaves a food chain, it is typically in the form of heat after being used by organisms for metabolism and daily functions.


What in a food chain adds energy to every part of the food chain?

Producers, such as plants, are the organisms in a food chain that add energy to every part of the chain. They do this through the process of photosynthesis, where they convert sunlight into energy that can be used by other organisms in the food chain.


Transfer of food energy from one source to another in stages is called what?

The transfer of food energy from one organism to another in stages is called a food chain. In a food chain, energy is passed from producers (plants) to primary consumers (herbivores) to secondary consumers (carnivores) and so on. Each transfer of energy represents a trophic level in the ecosystem.


What is more energy available in the first link of a food chain than in the forefront of the same food chain?

because it needs a lot of energy to get the food chain to cycle.


What limits the number of links in a food chain?

The number of links in a food chain is limited by the amount of available energy. As energy is transferred up the food chain, only about 10% is passed on to the next level. This inefficiency limits the number of trophic levels that can be sustained in a food chain.

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What is an organism in a food chain that represents a feeding step in the passage of energy and materials through an ecosystem.?

It is a trophic level.Trophic Level.


How is the energy in a food chain different from the energy of the wind?

how is the energy in a food chain different form the energy of the wind?


The passage of energy from one organism to another according to a particular feeding sequence is called a food chain?

Yes, a food chain is a linear sequence of organisms where each one serves as a source of energy for the next. It represents the transfer of energy and nutrients as one organism is consumed by another in an ecosystem.


How can energy be lost in a food chain?

Energy can be lost in a food chain by heat or waste.


Energy passes from one organism to another through?

Passage of energy from one organism to another in a particular sequence is the food chain. The water cycle is a biogeochemical cycle consisting of an alternation of evaporation and condensation.


What form is energy in when it enters a food chain and what form is energy in when it leaves a food chain?

Energy enters a food chain in the form of sunlight, which is converted into chemical energy by producers through photosynthesis. When energy leaves a food chain, it is typically in the form of heat after being used by organisms for metabolism and daily functions.


What in a food chain adds energy to every part of the food chain?

Producers, such as plants, are the organisms in a food chain that add energy to every part of the chain. They do this through the process of photosynthesis, where they convert sunlight into energy that can be used by other organisms in the food chain.


In any food chain the total amount of energy always?

The energy flux of a food chain goes from producer to decomposer. The energy flux along the food chain is always unilateral.


Transfer of food energy from one source to another in stages is called what?

The transfer of food energy from one organism to another in stages is called a food chain. In a food chain, energy is passed from producers (plants) to primary consumers (herbivores) to secondary consumers (carnivores) and so on. Each transfer of energy represents a trophic level in the ecosystem.


Which food chain best represents information in the passage?

To provide an accurate response, I would need to see the passage in question. Please share the passage or the key details about it, and I'll help you determine which food chain best represents the information.


What is more energy available in the first link of a food chain than in the forefront of the same food chain?

because it needs a lot of energy to get the food chain to cycle.


What is the Energy that drives the food chain?

Ultimately, the energy that drives a food chain is solar energy. Plants absorb and convert this energy, which insects, birds, and other herbivores transfer up the food chain until it reaches humans.