Which of the following is true about the efficiency of energy transfer in an ecosystem?

a. The more energy the organism requires, the more efficient the energy transfer.

b. All energy transfers have the same efficiencies.

c. The less energy the organism requires, the more efficient the energy transfer.

d. The most efficient energy transfers are in large, warm-blooded animals.

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Thomas Barr

Biology

17 May, 16:39

Which of the following is true about the efficiency of energy transfer in an ecosystem?

a. The more energy the organism requires, the more efficient the energy transfer.

b. All energy transfers have the same efficiencies.

c. The less energy the organism requires, the more efficient the energy transfer.

d. The most efficient energy transfers are in large, warm-blooded animals.

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Chico · Answer 1

What is true of efficiency of energy transfer in an ecosystem is that the less energy the organism requires the more efficient the nergy transfer - c.

The reason for this is the fact that with large animals and organisms which need a lot of energy, there is always a surplus which gets lost.

Ulises Adams · Answer 2

b. All energy transfers have the same efficiencies.

That is 1/10th of the energy of any trophic level will be transferred to the next level, this energy transfer is a constant