Question

In the above food web, energy is transferred from wheat to the mouse and from the mouse to the coyote when these organisms are consumed. How does this example support the law of conservation of energy?
A.
Energy is destroyed each time it is transferred between organisms.
B.
Energy is created each time it is transferred between organisms.
C.
Energy is both created and destroyed as it is transferred.
D.
Energy is neither created nor destroyed while it is transferred.

Answer 1

D. Energy is neither created nor destroyed while it is transferred.

Explanation: When wheat is eaten by a mouse and the mouse by a coyote, the chemical energy is transformed and passed along (with some lost as heat or used for life processes), but total energy is conserved.