OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
ECOLOGY
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Question
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The amount of energy that usually transfers from one trophic level to the next ____
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10%
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20%
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80%
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50%
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Only about 10% of the energy is transferred from one trophic level to another. The rest is used for life processes of the organism and some is lost as heat.
Detailed explanation-2: -Only 10% of the energy is passed on from one level to another in the food chain. That is, only 10% of energy is available for transfer to the higher level out of the energy gained from the previous level. The remaining 90% of the energy is lost in form of heat to the atmosphere, unusable.
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