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

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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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