It begins as 100% energy in the photosynthesizers. 10% of that 100% is passed to the plant eaters. 10% of the 10% is passed to those that eat the plant eaters. There many be time for a fourth level if the base level is very productive. This is seen in a tropical rain forest. But three levels is most common. At times only two are possible such as in very arid areas.
Sunlight is the initial source of energy for most ecosystems. The producers convert light energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis. Energy transformations are yet never fully efficient and energy will escape from the ecosystem.The chemical energy then passes through the trophic levels of the ecosystem, where herbivores obtain energy from eating plants and carnivores obtain their energy from eating other animals. As for decomposers, they obtain their energy from waste products. Energy cannot be fully transferred between the trophic levels and it is only around 10% efficient as some energy is lost as heat through respiration.
The level of accuracy depends on what an individual is comparing the accuracy to / what an individual is looking for. Food chains are accurate when an individual wants to know how energy passes from one organism to the next, and where the energy is passed into the environment once more. Food webs are accurate when an individual wants to know how energy passes in a section of an ecosystem (or an entire ecosystem), and where the energy is passed into the environment once more.
trees first trap the solar energy.this solar energy passes to the heterotrophs as energy flow ,following the low of Lindeman's 10% law.. animals gets this energy and uses it in various functions like respiration,metabolism,locomotion,reproduction,many physical works etc..
In a food chain, 'a' represents the relationship where one organism is consumed as food by another organism. This shows the flow of energy through the ecosystem as it passes from one level to another.
potential energy changes to kinetic energy
Sunlight is the initial source of energy for most ecosystems. The producers convert light energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis. Energy transformations are yet never fully efficient and energy will escape from the ecosystem.The chemical energy then passes through the trophic levels of the ecosystem, where herbivores obtain energy from eating plants and carnivores obtain their energy from eating other animals. As for decomposers, they obtain their energy from waste products. Energy cannot be fully transferred between the trophic levels and it is only around 10% efficient as some energy is lost as heat through respiration.
In an ecosystem energy passes from one feeding level to another. Producers are plants that occupy the first level in the ecosystem. They are the only organisms that can convert the sun's energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis. When plants are consumed, energy is passed on the herbivores and then carnivores. Without producers in the food chain there would be no energy produced for other consumers of the food chain, which is vital to daily life.
Food webs are different chains mixed.
Energy flows through an ecosystem in a one-way direction, starting from the sun and ultimately being radiated back into space as heat. Meanwhile, chemical compounds are recycled and reused within the ecosystem through processes like decomposition, nutrient cycling, and photosynthesis.
The level of accuracy depends on what an individual is comparing the accuracy to / what an individual is looking for. Food chains are accurate when an individual wants to know how energy passes from one organism to the next, and where the energy is passed into the environment once more. Food webs are accurate when an individual wants to know how energy passes in a section of an ecosystem (or an entire ecosystem), and where the energy is passed into the environment once more.
In an ecosystem energy passes from one feeding level to another. Producers are plants that occupy the first level in the ecosystem. They are the only organisms that can convert the sun's energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis. When plants are consumed, energy is passed on the herbivores and then carnivores. Without producers in the food chain there would be no energy produced for other consumers of the food chain, which is vital to daily life.
It decreases this is because an animal uses the energy for respiration, cellular and bodily processes. Some food is also left undigested and passes out of an animals body!!!!!!!
It decreases this is because an animal uses the energy for respiration, cellular and bodily processes. Some food is also left undigested and passes out of an animals body!!!!!!!
trees first trap the solar energy.this solar energy passes to the heterotrophs as energy flow ,following the low of Lindeman's 10% law.. animals gets this energy and uses it in various functions like respiration,metabolism,locomotion,reproduction,many physical works etc..
Nutrients passes through an ecosystem because each animal has its own "healthiness" that passes through when a animal is eaten.
In a food chain, 'a' represents the relationship where one organism is consumed as food by another organism. This shows the flow of energy through the ecosystem as it passes from one level to another.
potential energy changes to kinetic energy