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Suppose a plant is eaten by a mouse, the mouse is consumed by a snake, and the snake is in turn consumed by a hawk. What could be assumed about the level of available organic matter in the mouse versus the plant?(1 point)
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Organic matter does not transfer between the plant and the mouse.
Organic matter does not transfer between the plant and the mouse.
There will be less organic matter available.
There will be less organic matter available.
There will be more organic matter available.
There will be more organic matter available.
They both have the same amount of organic matter.
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There will be less organic matter available.
As energy and biomass move up trophic levels (plant → mouse → snake → hawk), much is lost to respiration, heat, and waste, so higher trophic levels contain less available organic matter.
As energy and biomass move up trophic levels (plant → mouse → snake → hawk), much is lost to respiration, heat, and waste, so higher trophic levels contain less available organic matter.
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