BI-1867
Energy losses in food chains
Biology · Secondary 4 · Medium · Energy losses in food chains
In a marine food web, only about 10% of the energy in phytoplankton is transferred to zooplankton. Which statement best explains why so much energy is lost between these two trophic levels?
- Most of the energy is destroyed when phytoplankton die.
- Energy is converted into matter and cannot be passed on.
- Energy is used in respiration and lost as heat and waste.
- Zooplankton cannot digest any of the phytoplankton biomass.
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