In a terrestrial ecosystem, mice eat the corn from the field, and the hawks eat the mice. Which explains whether or not the hawks will get all the energy contained in the corn that the mice have eaten?. . . . . A.The mice use some of the energy in the corn to carry out their life processes; therefore the hawks will not get all the energy contained in the corn that the mice have eaten.




B.Energy can neither be created nor destroyed; therefore the hawks will get all the energy contained in the corn that the mice have eaten.

Verified Answer :

The statement “The mice use
some of the energy in the corn to carry out their life processes; therefore the
hawks will not get all the energy contained in the corn that the mice have
eaten” explains whether or not the hawks will get all the energy contained
in the corn that the mice have eaten.

 

A terrestrial ecosystem is an ecosystem found
only on landforms. Six primary
terrestrial ecosystems exist: tundra, taiga, temperate
deciduous forest, tropical rain forest, grassland and desert. A community of
organisms and their environment that occurs on the land masses of continents
and islands.

 

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