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The concentration of oil can change between trophic levels due to a process called biomagnification. As organisms at lower trophic levels, such as phytoplankton, absorb oil and its toxic components, these substances become more concentrated as they move up the food chain. Predators at higher trophic levels, such as fish and birds, consume multiple lower-level organisms, leading to increased concentrations of oil and toxins in their bodies. This accumulation can have harmful effects on wildlife and ecosystems.

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How are trophic level efficiency measured?

Trophic level efficiency is typically measured by calculating the amount of energy transferred from one trophic level to the next. This is done by analyzing the ratio of energy present in the biomass of one trophic level compared to the trophic level below it. The efficiency of energy transfer between trophic levels is usually around 10%, meaning that only around 10% of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next.


What percent of the energy available within on trophic level is transferred to organisms at the next trophic level when they are eaten?

1%


What trophic level is the energy that is not passed on to the next trophic level?

It's used up by the metabolism or excreted as waste.


Why can each trophic level support only about one tenth the amount of the living tissue of the level below?

This is because energy is lost at each trophic level. The energy available to the next trophic level is about 10% of the energy of the previous trophic level.


Explain why only 10 percent of the engery available at one trophic level is transferred to the next higher trophic level?

Energy is lost as heat during metabolic processes, limiting the amount of energy transferred to the next trophic level. Additionally, not all organisms at a lower trophic level are consumed by organisms at the next trophic level, further reducing energy transfer efficiency. This results in only about 10% of the energy being transferred to the next trophic level.


Why does only a small fraction of the energy at one trophic level become available to the next trophic level?

About 10% of the energy in the lower trophic level is passed to the next higher level. The 80% of energy that is left is used by that lower level for life processes or is lost as waste.


Why can each trophic level support only about one tenth the amount of living tissue of the level below?

This is because energy is lost at each trophic level (from all the activity done by that level, e.g., running, climbing, fighting) . The energy available to the next trophic level is about 10% of the energy of the previous trophic level.


What energy is available each step up the pyramid?

As you move up the energy pyramid from trophic level to trophic level, around 10% of the energy is transferred from one level to the next. This means that only 10% of the energy is available to the next trophic level, with the remaining 90% being lost as heat or used by the organism for its own metabolism.


How much energy that is in one tropic level will appear in the next tropic level?

Roughly 10% of the energy from one trophic level is transferred to the next trophic level. This loss of energy occurs mainly through metabolic processes such as respiration and heat loss, resulting in less energy being available for the next trophic level.


Is about 50 percent of the energy available within one trophic level transferred to the next trophic level?

No. About TEN (10) percent of the energy available within one trophic level is transferred to the next trophic level the rest of it is used to grow and develop, except in plants because plants use 100% or close to 100% of the sun's energy to grow and develop.


How much energy moves from one trophic level to the next?

Only 10% moves up...my daughter is writing a paper on this now!


What is a good average value for the amount of organic matter that reaches the next trophic level?

On average, about 10% of the organic matter is transferred to the next trophic level in an ecosystem. This is known as the 10% rule, as energy is lost as heat at each trophic level.