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If a organism consumes 500 calories of energy thn how much is it lost for heat?
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∙ 13y ago
The exact details will surely vary from one organism to another, but in general, most of the energy is eventually converted to heat. A small amount may be stored as an energy reserve, for example as sugar, or as fatty tissue.
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What does heat energy mean?
Hot bodies contain thermal energy, this is measured in calories or BTU
What is heat what are unit of heat energy called?
Heat is molecular motion; the units are BTU and calories.
What is heat what and are units of heat energy called?
Heat is molecular motion; the units are BTU and calories.
The energy stored in food is measured in units called?
Calories. Actually the unit called Calorie in food energy is the Kilocalorie, ie 1000 calories.
When one organism eat another organism a great deal of energy is lost in the form of?
A great deal of energy is lost in the form of heat.
Which outcome is most likely if a person consumes more calories than needed for daily activities?
Calories are only a measure for 'heat energy' or the energy produced by the oxidation of carbohydrates/fats during work. If energy burnt is less than the food consumed then the fat gets stored in the body to make an organism obese.
A unit of heat that measures the energy available in foods?
calories.
What is heat energy measured in?
Heat energy is most commonly measured in units of calories or joules.
What does heat energy mean?
Hot bodies contain thermal energy, this is measured in calories or BTU
Are calories of food stuff and calories of heat energy same?
Yes, they are the same type of calories.
Is heat form by energy?
Heat is a form of energy. It is measured in Calories or BTU
What is expressed in unit of calories or btu?
heat energy
A unit of heat that measures the energy in foods?
calories.
Why is energy lost from going to one organism to the next?
Energy is lost as heat during respiration.
What is heat What are units of heat energy called?
Heat is molecular motion; the units are BTU and calories.
What is heat what are unit of heat energy called?
Heat is molecular motion; the units are BTU and calories.
What is heat what and are units of heat energy called?
Heat is molecular motion; the units are BTU and calories.
