Ecosystem Question 1

Question: When food energy passes from herbivores to carnivores

Options:

A) Some energy is increased

B) Some energy is decreased

C) Remain unchanged

D) Not relevant

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

The actual percentage of energy from food at one level when converted to energy from food at the next level may be approximately 10 percent.

Much of the other 90 percent of the energy is lost.