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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 both created and destroyed as it is transferred.
B.
Energy is neither created nor destroyed while it is transferred.
C.
Energy is created each time it is transferred between organisms.
D.
Energy is destroyed each time it is transferred between organisms.

Answer 1

B

Energy is neither created nor destroyed during these transfers; it is converted from one form to another (e.g., chemical energy in wheat to energy in the mouse), with some lost as heat.