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Only get 10% of energy transfers from one level to the next. Where does the energy go??

Only get 10% of energy transfers from one level to the next. Where does the energy go??

Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN:9780134580999
Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
Publisher:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
Chapter1: The Human Body: An Orientation
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Only get 10% of energy transfers from one level to the next. Where does the energy go??
Energy pyramid As we go up a food chain, the amount of energy available decreases. This is because living things use up most of the energy in the food they eat. An energy pyramid shows how energy is lost at each level. This patch of wild grassland supports several zebras (the primary consumers) but only one lion (the top predator). There are fewer consumers at the top because at each level some energy is turned into activity, body heat, and waste, so it is not available as food for the next link in the chain. grass to support one lion, and it explains why lions are This means that it takes a lot of much rarer than zebras.
Transcribed Image Text:Energy pyramid As we go up a food chain, the amount of energy available decreases. This is because living things use up most of the energy in the food they eat. An energy pyramid shows how energy is lost at each level. This patch of wild grassland supports several zebras (the primary consumers) but only one lion (the top predator). There are fewer consumers at the top because at each level some energy is turned into activity, body heat, and waste, so it is not available as food for the next link in the chain. grass to support one lion, and it explains why lions are This means that it takes a lot of much rarer than zebras.
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