Energy transfer is inefficient between trophic levels because (1 point)

Question

• molecules are fully digested from each trophic level.
• organisms within a trophic level are fully consumed.
O dead organisms and waste are recycled throughout the trophic levels.
• all organisms within a trophic level die.

Answer 1

Energy transfer is inefficient between trophic levels primarily because dead organisms and waste are recycled throughout the trophic levels.

This inefficiency is a result of the fact that not all energy consumed by one trophic level is transferred to the next; a significant portion is lost as heat or used for metabolic processes, and only a fraction is available for the organisms at the next level.