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maggiem1995 maggiem1995
  • 16-01-2015
  • Biology
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what is true about the efficiency of energy transfer in an ecosystem?

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Anonymous Anonymous
  • 16-01-2015

 Very inefficient. Almost 90% of all energy is lost between trophic levels. That is why larger animals need to eat more, because less energy is being consumed. 

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ntxaisyang ntxaisyang
  • 16-01-2015

Energy is lost as it is transferred between ecosystem trophic levels; the efficiency of this energy transfer is measured by NPE and TLTE.

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