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In a food chain, with each feeding relationship, the energy transferred from one organism to another will(1 point)
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decrease.
decrease.

remain constant.
remain constant.

increase.
increase.

be independent of the level.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Decrease.

Energy is lost at each transfer (used for metabolism, movement, heat, undigested waste), so less energy is available to the next trophic level (roughly ~10% typically transferred).