OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
ECOLOGY
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Question
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As energy passes through the food chain, energy is ____
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gained
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lost
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remains constant
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -At each step up the food chain, only 10 percent of the energy is passed on to the next level, while approximately 90 percent of the energy is lost as heat.
Detailed explanation-2: -The loss of biologically useful energy as heat with every energy transfer in a food chain is a consequence of the second law of thermodynamics.
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