Question
According to the second law of thermodynamics what conclusions can you 1 point draw about the energy transferred between the organisms at each trophic level? 10% of energy is lost as heat and the remaining 90% is carried to the next trophic level. 100% of the energy is carried to the next trophic level and no energy is lost. 90% of energy is lost as heat and the remaining 10% is carried to the next trophic level. 100% of energy is lost and no energy is carried to the next trophic level.
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Lachlan
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Answer
C.
of energy is lost as heat and the remaining
is carried to the next trophic level.
Explanation
The second law of thermodynamics states that energy transfer is inefficient, and some energy is always lost as heat. In ecological terms, typically around 90% of energy is lost as heat at each trophic level, and only about 10% is transferred to the next level.