Explain what happens to the energy which is not transferred from one level to another.

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Isaias

Biology

14 January, 02:19

Explain what happens to the energy which is not transferred from one level to another.

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Brooke Perry · Answer 1

The amount of energy at each trophic level decreases as it moves through an ecosystem. As little as 10 percent of the energy at any trophic level is transferred to the next level the rest is lost largely through metabolic processes as heat