Question
In a food chain, with each feeding relationship, the energy transferred from one organism to another will(1 point)
A. be independent of the level.
B. remain constant.
C. increase.
D. decrease.
A. be independent of the level.
B. remain constant.
C. increase.
D. decrease.
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D. decrease.
In a food chain, energy is transferred from one organism to another, but this transfer is not 100% efficient; typically, only about 10% of the energy from one trophic level is passed on to the next. As a result, energy decreases at each successive level of the food chain.
In a food chain, energy is transferred from one organism to another, but this transfer is not 100% efficient; typically, only about 10% of the energy from one trophic level is passed on to the next. As a result, energy decreases at each successive level of the food chain.