BI-1966
Energy losses in food chains
Biology · Secondary 4 · Medium · Energy losses in food chains
In a food chain, only about 10% of the energy in plants is transferred to the herbivores that eat them. Which statement best explains why?
- Energy cannot be converted from light to chemical energy.
- Most energy is lost as heat and waste before reaching herbivores.
- Herbivores absorb all the energy but store only 10% by choice.
- Plants produce only 10% of the energy they receive from the Sun.
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