Question
Only 10 percent of the energy stored in an organism can be passed on to the next trophic level. Of the remaining energy, some is used for the organism’s life processes, and the rest is:(1 point)
Responses
used in reproduction
used in reproduction
stored as body tissue
stored as body tissue
stored as fat
stored as fat
eliminated as heat
Responses
used in reproduction
used in reproduction
stored as body tissue
stored as body tissue
stored as fat
stored as fat
eliminated as heat
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:
**eliminated as heat**
In ecological terms, when energy is transferred between trophic levels, a significant portion is lost primarily as heat through metabolic processes.
**eliminated as heat**
In ecological terms, when energy is transferred between trophic levels, a significant portion is lost primarily as heat through metabolic processes.